Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Cambell and Children

c. 1932, printed 1981

P. H. Polk

Associated Names
Prentice H. Polk

Artist, American, 1898 - 1984

The image shows a group portrait of eight individuals. A man in the center is seated, dressed in a dark suit with a light-colored shirt and trousers. He has a confident posture, with his left arm resting on the chair's arm and his right arm crossed over his lap. The group includes both adults and children, all visible from head to toe. The person standing directly behind the seated man is a woman wearing a floral-patterned dress, a cloche hat, and glasses. The rest of the group consists of boys in military-style uniforms, girls in dresses with cloche hats and black shoes, and a young boy in a light suit with a tie. Two girls wear similar outfits. Their hairstyles are short, typical of the era. The background is a dark, textured curtain, contrasting with the group's formal attire. They are indoors, likely in a studio with a wooden floor.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(South Light, Atlanta); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, purchase, 1981; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • Rhapsodies in Black: Art in the Harlem Renaissance, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, April 11 - June 22, 1998; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July 26 - October 19, 1998; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 22 - February 14, 1999.

Bibliography

1980

  • Polk, P.H. P.H. Polk: Photographs. Atlanta, 1980: 47.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right corner in black ink: P.H. Polk

Wikidata ID

Q64158588

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