Untitled

1958–1961

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

This is a photograph of a cracked wall with a paper featuring an image of a figure. The main focus of the photograph is on the wall, which displays signs of age with visible cracks and a textured surface. Attached to this wall is a paper showing an image of a seated figure. The wall features a combination of different materials, with a more textured brick-like section at the bottom and a smoother plaster portion at the top. The composition highlights tonal differences in the photograph.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Pierre Cremieux and Denise Jarvinen

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.4 x 17.9 cm (8 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
    mount: 24.9 x 20.4 x 0.1 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/16 x 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.138.52

  • Series Title

    Storefront Churches

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, across bottom: Store Front Church 31-5 V 1958-61

Wikidata ID

Q64158194

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