Cakes in Window

1937-1938

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows an assortment of sliced bread and rolls neatly arranged within a shelf. The color palette is in shades of black and white due to the nature of the image, with contrasting light and dark areas highlighting the textures and patterns on the bread surfaces. The loaves are positioned in rows, with some slices showing swirled patterns, others featuring dotted patterns, and others with plain textures, all aligned closely together.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.2 × 20.1 cm (4 13/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 12.2 × 20.1 × 0.3 cm (4 13/16 × 7 15/16 × 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in black ink and underlined: "Cakes in Window"; upper center: Nathan Lerner / 1937; lower right in graphite: 026.008.3.01; lower right: EC 2608

Wikidata ID

Q64158403

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