Untitled (Masked man sitting in car)

January 12, 1942

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a person seated behind the wheel of an open-top vintage car. The person is mostly covered by an oversized protective outfit that includes a coat and a helmet with goggles. Their facial features are obscured by the mask, and no hair is visible. The individual is positioned comfortably in the driver's seat, with their right arm slightly bent and right hand presumably on the steering wheel. The car they are in appears aged, with a simple windshield and prominent, rounded body panels. In the background, there is an expansive, flat landscape stretching into the distance, mostly featureless except for a single figure standing at the far right of the image, dressed in dark clothing.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 5.7 x 10.4 cm (2 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 7 x 11.5 cm (2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.64


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. 111.

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left stamped in black ink: 8; center stamped in purple ink: Douglas-Edwards, Jan 12 1942, Camera Shop-Job [?]

Wikidata ID

Q64144352

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