Lola Ridge

1935

Marjorie Content

Associated Names
Marjorie Content

Artist, American, 1895 - 1984

The image shows the upper part of a woman's body as she is seated in a chair with her left arm resting on the chair's armrest. Her facial expression is calm and she is looking directly at the camera. She has prominent cheekbones and fine lines on her face, and her hair is dark, parted in the middle, and styled straight, reaching just past her ears. She is wearing a dark outfit with decorative elements, including a large light-colored fabric accent secured with three round pins or buttons. In her hand, she holds onto the chair, showing distinct veins. The background features a patterned fabric with large leaf-like shapes in a monochrome color scheme.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 x 11.9 cm (6 5/8 x 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.23.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Marjorie Content; (Jill Quasha, New York, acquired 1991); NGA purchase, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist in graphite: Marjorie Content; by artist in green ink: 42; by Susan L. Sandberg, in graphite: 87.

Wikidata ID

Q64157755

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