Brown's Face

1939

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows an extreme close-up of a person's face, focusing mainly on their eyes, nose, mouth, and chin. The person's head is tilted slightly backward, looking upwards with an open mouth showing upper teeth. The facial features are closely cropped, emphasizing skin texture and stubble on the chin. Eyebrows are raised, eyes wide open, with visible folds above the eyebrows. Hair is not visible, and no clothing or accessories are shown. The background is dark to highlight the illuminated face.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.7 × 17.2 cm (8 9/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nathan Lerner; Estate of Nathan Lerner, Chicago, 1997; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Nathan Lerner/1939; stamped, upper left in black ink: Photo By Nathan Lerner / This Print For One Time Use Only; by unknown hand, upper right underlined in green ink: Focused Vision / Brown's Face - / 1939 / Please return to:; stamped, center right in black ink: NATHAN LERNER / 849 WEST WEBSTER AVENUE / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60614; by unknown hand, center left circled in graphite: face; center left circled and crossed out: L; center: #2; center right: v.p.; stamped, lower center in blue ink with numbers in graphite: GROUP / 40; same line, stamped in blue ink with numbers in graphite: TAKE NUMBER / 054; lower center, stamped in blue ink with numbers in graphite: START DATE / 822; same line: PERCENTAGE / 107%; stamped, lower center, in blue ink with numbers in graphite: SIZE / COLUMN/PICAS / 4 x 55; by unknown hand, lower left edge in graphite: 026.179.3.00

Wikidata ID

Q64158387

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