Untitled (Girl in paper bag)

January 1965

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows the lower half of a child's body lying on the floor. The child's legs and feet are extended out from a large green paper bag. The child's upper body, including the head and torso, is inside the bag, obscuring their facial features and hair. The visible half of the child is wearing a white diaper. A beige carpet covers the area around the child, without any additional objects or furniture visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.9 x 7.9 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 x 8.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.50

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2008.

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. 206.

Inscriptions

on verso, center right stamped in red ink: KODACOLOR PRINT / Made by JAN 65P Kodak

Wikidata ID

Q64144325

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