Samuel P. “Pee Wee” West

1985

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows a man seated with his legs crossed and hands resting on his knee. He wears a flat cap on his head and a light-colored, old-fashioned jacket over a button-up shirt. He sits on a wooden box with books and reading glasses placed beside him. The man wears a wristwatch and a necklace. The background consists of a brick wall and a window with a metal grid.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.6 x 16.5 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.145.31

  • Series Title

    Lower West Side

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rogovin family, Buffalo, NY; Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, San Leandro, CA, purchased 2005; 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 and center in graphite: T Milton Rogovin; lower left in graphite: LWS-R 114-4 1985

Wikidata ID

Q64158230

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