Listening

1937

Nathan Lerner

Associated Names
Nathan Lerner

Artist, American, 1913 - 1997

The image shows a group of men standing closely together outdoors. They are shown from the waist up, focusing on their left profiles. The men are wearing suits and hats typical for the mid-20th century. Some of the hats have wider brims while others appear more compact, possibly fedoras or trilbies. Two men in the foreground wear glasses. They are facing the same direction, slightly angled upward, as if watching or listening to something. The background is blank with no discernible features, suggesting they may be looking at something in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kiyoko Lerner

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.9 × 16.9 cm (9 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.115.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, cropping marks at upper left and upper right along edge of image in graphite; on verso, upper right in blue pencil: #N.L./66; center: "Listening" / Republic Steel Memorial meeting [underlined] / Nathan Lerner/1937 / Chgo.; lower left inverted: ILF 3 / C/45 / 3 MIN; lower right: 026.164.3.07

Wikidata ID

Q64158416

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