"This is the one when I was asleep. I had been in the hospital almost a month so I look kind of worn down. This picture does not do my room justice. It was all in pink and blue. I had a French telephone beside my bed on the radio that doesn't show up..."

1930s

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a woman lying in a bed, from the head to a little below her waist. She has short, light-colored hair, closed eyes, and a relaxed facial expression. She is wearing a light, sleeveless garment, possibly sleepwear. A pillow and bed sheet are visible around her. Above her, attached to the headboard, is a metal framed lamp with an exposed bulb fixture. The background of the image is simple, with plain walls and the corner of a room in a sepia tone.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Robert E. Jackson

  • Dimensions

    image: 8 x 13.6 cm (3 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 x 14.6 cm (3 7/16 x 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.134.84

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. 93.

Inscriptions

on verso, by subject, upper center in graphite: This is the one when I was asleep. I had been in the hospital almost a month as I look kind of worn down. This picture does not do my room justice. It was all in pink and blue. I had a french telephone beside my bed on the radio that doesn't show up here. Really it is wonderful the way the hospital rooms are so cheerful and look so little like a hospital and so much like a hotel room; lower left stamped in blue ink: 239

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