"Mom didn't even notice me taking this. Wonder what she saw on the ground? ha ha!"

1930s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

This is a photograph of an outdoor scene featuring a house, a car, and long shadows. The image shows a sunlit area in front of a house with a porch, barren shrubs, and a dirt or grass pathway. A vintage car is parked to the side, showing a rear license plate and part of a shadow cast onto the ground. The foreground includes handwritten text that reads, "Mom didn't even notice me taking this! Wonder what she saw on the ground? Ha ha!"
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 6 x 9.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.2 x 11.6 cm (3 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.78

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, 2007 - 2008, no. 98.

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center in blue ink: Mom didn't even notice me / taking this. Wonder what she / saw on the ground? ha ha!

Wikidata ID

Q64144383

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