Untitled (Older man wearing woman's shawl)

December 1958

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows an elderly man sitting on a sofa with a fur blanket draped over his shoulders. He is angled slightly towards his left, looking at the camera with a neutral expression. His facial features include a furrowed brow and firm lips, and his hair is light and carefully styled back. He wears dark trousers and holds eyeglasses in his right hand resting on the sofa. The sofa has a geometric pattern with lines and shapes, contrasting with the fur blanket. The room has a textured wall, a framed mirror, a lamp with a circular shade on a side table, and a small round sconce on the wall. The overall decor appears to be mid-century modern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.6 x 7.7 cm (3 x 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 9.2 x 9 cm (3 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.59


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. 123.

Inscriptions

center right printed in black ink perpendicular: Dec . 58; on verso, upper right stamped in black ink: F 951

Wikidata ID

Q64144344

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