Sugar

1973

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows the upper half of a woman leaning against a wooden post with a sign that reads "FIR". She is standing outdoors on a street, holding a stick to her lips and a notebook in her left arm. The woman has curly hair, rounded cheeks, and lips, with an inquisitive expression. She is wearing a puff-sleeved blouse with a floral pattern under a dark sleeveless top, and a hoop earring is visible on her left ear. In the background, there is a vintage car parked to her right and a building with arched windows. The setting appears urban, with the edge of the street visible behind her.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.3 x 14.6 cm (7 3/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.5

  • 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, 2010.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center: Milton Rogovin; by artist, lower left: LWS 153-9; lower center: 1973; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158141

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