"The Artist"

c. 1900-1910

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a woman captured in a rectangular mirror, revealing her full body from head to toe. She stands in front of the mirror, holding a box camera. She has distinct facial features, a smile, and light hair styled back. She is wearing a long dark dress with a high collar. The surroundings include elegant wallpaper, a mantel, lace curtains, and a window. The room is softly lit with light filtering through the curtains.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    cyanotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.6 x 12 cm (3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
    mount: 9.7 x 12.3 cm (3 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.161.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978: From the Collection of Robert E. Jackson, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2007 - 2008, no. 20.

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in white ink perpendicular: The Artist; on verso, by artist, upper left in white ink: Old Homestead.

Wikidata ID

Q64144313

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