Doris McKinney with Her Two Sons, Republic Steel

1987

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

Three individuals are present in the image, two standing and one seated, in a living room setting. The seated individual is a woman shown from the knees up. She is positioned in the center, sitting in a chair with her hands resting on her knees. She has short, curly hair and wears a light-colored sweater with a darker band across the chest and a knee-length dark skirt. To her left stands a man dressed in a textured, patterned jacket, a bow tie, a patterned shirt underneath, and dark trousers. To her right, another man stands wearing a light cardigan over a light-colored top and jeans. The room is filled with large leafy plants, and a Christmas tree is visible behind the seated woman. A floral wallpaper adds texture to the background, and lamps and sofa armrests can be seen on both sides of the image.
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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery M78


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.1 x 17.7 cm (7 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.34

  • 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: Republic Steel 24-4; lower center: 1987; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158174

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