"Berta Weiker, 11/26/55"

November 26, 1955

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image displays a person from the waist up, standing and slightly turned away from the camera. The person is looking towards the left side of the image. Their facial features are somewhat indistinct due to the photograph's quality and lighting, but they have short, dark hair. The person is wearing a checkered shirt. In the foreground, there is a wooden chair partially blocking the view, and a table covered with a lace-patterned tablecloth. The background consists of a paneled wall with a door leading to another room, where a washing machine can be seen. A wall-mounted telephone is visible near the person. A small piece of artwork or picture is also partially visible on the right side of the wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.6 x 7.8 cm (3 x 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 x 9 cm (3 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.4.65


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert E. Jackson, Seattle; gift to NGA, 2007.

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. 182.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in blue ink: Berta Weiker / 11/26/55; by Robert Jackson, center in graphite: 47

Wikidata ID

Q64144400

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