Doris McKinney at Home, Republic Steel

1978

Milton Rogovin

Associated Names
Milton Rogovin

Artist, American, 1909 - 2011

The image shows three people standing close together. On the left, a person stands with one arm around the middle person's shoulder, holding a dog in the other arm. The person is dressed in a patterned shirt and dark pants. The middle person, wearing a solid-colored dress, is positioned between the two others, smiling at the camera. The person on the right has short hair and is dressed in a striped top and dark pants. They all have short hair. They are standing in front of a patterned wallpaper and a decorated shelf filled with various items, including plants and trinkets. In the background, there is a fireplace and more shelves adorned with personal items, creating a homely setting.
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On View

West Building Main Floor, Gallery M78

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.3 x 17.5 cm (7 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.145.56

  • Series Title

    Working People

More About this Artwork

Article:  Photographing American Mining and Energy

Photographers have been documenting mining and energy extraction for nearly 200 years, revealing industrial activities often hidden from view.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rogovin family, Buffalo, NY; Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy, San Leandro, CA, purchased 2007; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, top left and center in graphite: T Milton Rogovin; top right in blue ink: [star symbol]; stamp top left in brown ink: Milton Rogovin / 90 Chatham Ave. / Buffalo 16, N.Y.; upper center in graphite: steel worker; stamp on sticker in center in black ink: [star symbol] / Credit: [copyright symbol] 1983 / from BLACK STAR; signed by artist, on sticker in blue ink: Milton Rogovin; lower left across bottom in graphite: Repub 9-10 1978

Wikidata ID

Q64158257

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