Untitled (Man on street taking pictures of himself in mirror)

September 1956

American 20th Century

Associated Names
This photograph shows a city street scene reflected in a shop window. The black and white image captures an urban environment where the focus is on the reflection in the glass of a storefront. A person is using a camera, visible in the reflection. The storefront displays signage for "HALLAWAY'S" with the words "SEEDS," "BULBS," and "PLANTS" also visible. The reflection also includes other shops, a pedestrian walkway, and a street with vehicles. An overhanging sign that reads "PEAS" is visible in the window, along with an individual standing with arms crossed in the foreground, wearing a hat.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 10.1 x 6.9 cm (4 x 2 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.6 x 8.3 cm (4 9/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.60


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. 127.

Inscriptions

center right printed in black ink perpendicular: SEP 56

Wikidata ID

Q64144346

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