Barbara and Sean Freed, Erin in background, New York City

1963

Dave Heath

Associated Names
Dave Heath

Artist, American, 1931 - 2016

The image shows two people, a young child and an adult, in a close embrace. The adult is seated and the child is sitting on their lap. The adult is shown from the chest up to their knees, while the child is mostly visible from the waist up. The child has short, tousled hair and a round face, with one arm wrapped around the adult's neck. The adult has short dark hair and is wearing glasses. They are dressed in a dark top which blends into the background. The ambient environment appears to be an indoor setting with soft lighting. Another child can be seen standing distantly, wearing a checkered dress and facing the camera, slightly out of focus.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles S. and Elynne B. Zucker

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.54 x 12.7 cm (4 15/16 x 5 in.)
    sheet: 15.08 x 18.42 cm (5 15/16 x 7 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.48.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dave Heath, Toronto; Charles S. and Elynne B. Zucker, Short Hills, NJ (through Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York), 2007; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by artist's hand, center left in graphite: Barbara and Sean Freed / NYC 1963 Erin in background; by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: LP.637.1; bottom center in graphite: PF 85325-222

Wikidata ID

Q64145975

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