Atlas Steel Casting

1978–1979

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows two men standing side by side in an industrial setting. The man on the left has one arm resting on his hip. The man on the right has one arm around the other man's shoulders. The man on the left has a moustache, wears glasses, and has curly hair under a cap. His clothing is dirty and includes a short-sleeved shirt, pants, and work gloves. The man on the right has a beard, short hair, and wears a hard hat with a welding shield lifted up. He wears a button-up shirt, gloves, pants, and a protective apron. The background shows heavy equipment, pillars, and hanging lights in dim lighting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.7 x 17 cm (6 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.24

  • 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 in graphite: Milton Rogovin; by artist, lower center: Atlas 25-7 1978-79; artist's stamp, center in black ink: MILTON ROGOVIN / 90 CHATHAM AVE. / BUFFALO 16, N.Y.; by unknown hand, across center in blue ink: [inverted] 563[a?]; by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: 5

Wikidata ID

Q64158163

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