Washington Square

1930

Marjorie Content

Associated Names
Marjorie Content

Artist, American, 1895 - 1984

The image features an elevated view looking down at a park scene. The horizon is not visible, with the focus on the ground and objects below. In the lower section, people are sitting on benches, some reading newspapers. Towards the left, a path runs parallel to railings. The image shows strong contrast between light and shadow, with a monochromatic color palette of blacks, grays, and whites. Shadows from trees create textures on the path's surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.9 x 8.5 cm (4 11/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.23.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marjorie Content; (Vincent Vallarino, New York, acquired late 1970s); Seagram's Collection, New York, acquired late 1970s; (Phillips, New York, acquired 2003); (Jill Quasha, New York, acquired 2003); NGA purchase, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Quasha, Jill. Marjorie Content: Photographs. New York: W.W. Norton, 1994.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: Marjorie Content; in artist's hand, center in graphite: c. 1928; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 581.81P; lower right in graphite: MC-55-C

Wikidata ID

Q64157754

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