Untitled (Blurred cat licking milk bottle)

1940s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of a cat next to a milk bottle on an urban sidewalk. The cat is in motion next to a full glass milk bottle on a small stone. Behind the cat, there is a large metal trash bin with a lid secured by a strap. The street is paved with concrete slabs, and the setting appears to be near a building entrance or storefront. The wall next to the cat has a surface with a tile or mosaic appearance. An advertisement or sign is seen in the upper left corner of the photograph.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.8 x 9.5 cm (2 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.2 x 10.9 cm (3 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.67

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. 159.

Inscriptions

on verso, upper left stamped in black ink: 617

Wikidata ID

Q64144358

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