"Xmas '56 Dorie's 'Leg's?'"

December 1956

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a portion of a person's lower body, from the waist down to the feet, as they stand in a slightly bent position at the knees. Their legs are exposed under a raised skirt or dress, revealing a pair of white undergarments. The person is wearing soft fabric shoes embellished with large bows on the front. They stand on a carpeted floor in a room with a doorway to another area. In the background, there is a partially visible kitchen, with cabinets, and several objects on the counter and a table with chairs visible. A wooden wall or divider is on the left side of the image, next to which is a small box or container on the floor.
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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

    2007.4.82


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, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in black ink: Xmas '56 Dorie's "Leg's?"; center left stamped in blue ink: A 6618; by Robert Jackson, center in graphite: 23

Wikidata ID

Q64144430

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