Atlas Steel Casting

1987

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image features a family of five people in a room. There is a man and a woman seated in the front row. The man, sitting on a couch, wears a patterned cap, a short-sleeved striped shirt, and light-colored trousers. The woman, seated to the man's left, wears a sleeveless top tied at the chest with a bow and matching pants. In the back, three young people are standing. On the left stands a young person with short, curly hair wearing a dark top. In the center, another young person sports a serious expression and is dressed in a striped shirt with short hair. On the right, the third young person wears a horizontally striped t-shirt and dark pants. The room is minimally decorated, with a framed picture on the right wall and shelves holding books and clothes visible in the background. In the foreground, a couch with a folded blanket and a pair of sneakers on the floor can be seen.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.9 x 17.2 cm (7 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.22

  • 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, 2010.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center: Milton Rogovin; by artist, lower left: Atlas 98-11; lower center: 1987 V; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: Tby unknown hand, lower right in red pencil: 84

Wikidata ID

Q64158160

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