At 5:45 a.m.Tuesday morning, Margie sprints out of bed to wash and dress herself for her second day of job training at CARA in downtown Chicago. Olive Branch Mission, Chicago.

1999

Donna Ferrato

Associated Names
Donna Ferrato

Artist, American, born 1949

This is a photograph of a room filled with bunk beds and various personal items. The interior of a dormitory-like space is depicted, with bunk beds lined on both sides of a narrow room. The ceiling is low with fluorescent lights covered by diffused panels. In the foreground, there is a chest of drawers cluttered with personal items, including bottles and a plate. Clothes hang on the side of the beds and in the open spaces between them. The image is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Donna Ferrato)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.5 × 50.5 cm (15 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)
    image: 33.2 × 49.1 cm (13 1/16 × 19 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5140

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donna Ferrato, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • The Way Home: Ending Homelessness in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 4, 1999 – January 30, 2000

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, across center in graphite: © Donna Ferrato

Wikidata ID

Q64146676

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