William Eggleston, Memphis, Tennessee

1977, printed 1980

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

The image shows a person's face with a serious expression. They have prominent brows, focused eyes, dark and slightly curled hair falling naturally across their forehead. They are wearing a textured blazer over a light-colored shirt with visible buttons at the collar. The lighting creates dramatic shadows across their face. The background is dark, emphasizing the person's face.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of the artist)

  • Dimensions

    image: 36 × 36.5 cm (14 3/16 × 14 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.48 × 40.64 cm (19 7/8 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4190

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rosalind Solomon, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Jones Troyer Fitzpatrick, Washington, DC), 1980; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • Rosalind Solomon: Washington, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 15 – June 29, 1980

Bibliography

1980

  • Rosalind Solomon: Washington. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980: no. 12.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: K124-4-1 / AJ; bottom center typed in black ink on tan paper, reversed: ACME PRINTING / [line] [line] / JOB NUMBER PERCENTAGE / [line] / CODE NUMBER / [line] / REMARKS; annotations in blue ink: 6694 45% / Portrait/Mom; lower right stamped in black ink: COPYRIGHT © 1980 ROSALIND SOLOMON / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED / This original photograph may not be reproduced / by this or any subsequent purchaser / without written permission of the photographer. / copzright [sic] © 1980 Rosalind Solomon / All rights reserved; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1980.75

Wikidata ID

Q64170562

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