Mrs. Lopez and Six Confirmation Girls

1985

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows a group of women and children on the steps of a porch. In the middle are two women seated on the lower steps, each holding a baby. Behind them, on a higher step, is a child standing between two women. Another child is held by the woman on the far right, and a small child stands next to them. The women standing are wearing casual tops and jeans, with varying hairstyles—ranging from long and loose to shorter and styled. The picture is set in front of a light-colored house with siding and a visible dark front door, framed by columns and steps bordered by metal railings. The porch area is surrounded by shrubs and a plain concrete path that leads outward.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.5 x 16.5 cm (6 7/8 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.145.20

  • Series Title

    Lower West Side


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rogovin family, Buffalo, NY; Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, San Leandro, CA, purchased 2004; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper left in graphite: T; upper center in graphite: Milton Rogovin; across bottom left and center in graphite: LWS-R 82-11 1985

Wikidata ID

Q64158219

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