Welder with His Wife and Baby, Atlas Steel Casting

1978–1979

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image depicts three individuals: a man, a woman, and a baby. The man is seated on the arm of an armchair with his arms crossed, facing the camera. He has short, dark hair and a mustache, wearing a patterned short-sleeve shirt and light-colored pants. The woman is seated in the chair, holding the baby on her lap. She has short hair, wearing a patterned shirt and light-colored pants. The baby faces forward, dressed in light-colored clothing with horizontal stripes, sitting on the woman's lap. There is a small wooden side table with a decorative lamp and a vase with artificial flowers. The background includes a wall with two framed cameo-style portraits and heavy floral-patterned drapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.7 x 15.8 cm (7 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.2.13

  • Series Title

    Working People


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: Atlas 55-11; lower center: 1978-9; by unknown hand, upper left: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158123

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