Untitled

1973

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows two people standing close together. The woman on the left has her arm around the man's shoulder. She has pulled-back dark hair and a neutral expression on her face. She is wearing a striped long-sleeve top and polka dot shorts. The man next to her has short curly dark hair and a beard, also with a neutral expression. He is wearing a sleeveless white shirt and plaid shorts. Around the woman's neck is a thin necklace, and she also wears a ring on her right hand. The background consists of a weathered wall covered with graffiti and old, partially torn posters.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.4 x 15.5 cm (6 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.2.9

  • Series Title

    Lower West Side


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Milton Rogovin, Buffalo, NY; David Knaus, Palm Springs, CA; (Morehouse Gallery, Brookline, MA); Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen, Brookline, MA; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Milton Rogovin; by artist, lower left: LWS 228-7 1973; artist's stamp, lower right, upside down in black ink: MILTON ROGOVIN / 90 CHATHAM AVE. / BUFFALO 16, N.Y.

Wikidata ID

Q64158118

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