"April 14, 1929"

April 14, 1929

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image depicts a young boy standing outdoors in front of a wooden building. He is holding a large layered cake with a white frosting design on top. The boy has a neat side-parted hairstyle and is wearing a patterned cardigan over a white shirt, accessorized with a bow tie. He has knee-length trousers, long socks, and lace-up boots. The wooden siding of the building provides a textured background, and another building with a brick chimney is partially visible. Grass covers the ground beneath his feet.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.9 x 5.2 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 9 x 6.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.4.3


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. 77.

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower center in black ink: April 14, 1929.

Wikidata ID

Q64144467

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