Appalachia

1981

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows a person from the waist up, standing against a rock surface in a mine. Their face is covered in grime, and they are wearing a helmet with a light. They have a smiling expression. The person wears a buttoned short-sleeved shirt over a darker shirt with a striped pattern. The background features rocky surfaces suggestive of a mine interior.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.7 x 16.5 cm (6 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.145.47

  • Series Title

    Working People

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 and center in graphite: T Milton Rogovin; bottom left in graphite: Appalachia 1981 6-6

Wikidata ID

Q64158248

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