Puerto Rican Couple with Nine Children

1973

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows a family group portrait on the steps of a house with the address number 257 displayed. In the back row, there are two adults and one youth. The man on the left stands with his hands clasped in front, wearing a striped short-sleeve shirt and dark pants. Beside him, a woman stands in a sleeveless patterned dress. On the far right, a young boy stands in a light-colored long-sleeve shirt and dark trousers. In the middle row, four children are seated on the steps dressed in various patterned or plain tops and trousers. The front row features four young girls sitting on the sidewalk in school uniforms with shirts, skirts, and white socks with black shoes. The background shows the facade of the house with siding and railings and a partial view of a "For Sale" sign on the right. There is a tree trunk visible in the foreground on the left side of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.9 x 16.6 cm (7 1/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.145.34

  • 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

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 194-3 1973

Wikidata ID

Q64158233

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