"Lucy 1957"

April 1957

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image depicts a woman stepping through a doorway. She is standing upright, holding the door open with one hand. She has a fair complexion and mid-length, wavy dark hair. She is wearing a light-colored knee-length dress with short sleeves and a modest fit. On her feet, she has slippers or shoes with fur or soft embellishments. The room is sparsely decorated with a small table to the left holding a lamp with a fringed lampshade, and a radiator against the right wall. The background shows neutral walls and a calendar hanging partially visible in the top right corner.
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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

    2007.4.90


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

by unknown hand, top center in blue ink: Lucy 1957; on verso, by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Lucille / April 1957; center left stamped in black ink: A 0015

Wikidata ID

Q64144438

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