Ralph Coxson with His Wife and Son, Shenango Ingot Molds

1987

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows a family of three, a man, a woman, and a child, standing upright facing the camera. The full bodies of all three individuals are visible. The man, on the left, has short, slightly wavy hair and a mustache. He is wearing a collared shirt under a leather jacket, paired with dark trousers and shoes. The child, positioned between the adults, has short hair with bangs and is wearing a shirt with bold stripes and text, along with loose-fitting pants and white sneakers. The woman, on the right, has chin-length hair with bangs and is wearing a striped polo shirt and jeans with casual shoes. None of the individuals appear to be wearing any visible jewelry or holding any objects. They are standing on a paved surface with a small white picket fence behind them. In the background, there is a white trailer with the word "BEAUMONT" on the awning. There is a mounted mailbox and an American flag attached to the trailer. A shovel is leaning against the side of the trailer, and there are visible trees without leaves in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 18 x 17.4 cm (7 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.45

  • 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: Shenango 67-6; lower center: 1987; by unknown hand, upper left in graphite: T

Wikidata ID

Q64158185

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