Title from caption on object: “Rosenberg Children Read the News”

June 19, 1953

Associated Press

Publisher

Leonard Detrick

Artist, American, 1917 - 1990

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 17 × 20.1 cm (6 11/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.6 × 25.4 cm (8 1/8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession

    2018.177.418

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

vertical along right edge printed in image: (NY39) TOMS RIVER, N.J., June 19--ROSENBERG CHILDREN READ THE NEWS-- / Michael / Rosenberg, 10, right, and his brother, Robert, 6, sons of atom spies Julius and / Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed tonight in Sing Sing Prison’s electric / chair, read the news of the day before--that their parents had one more / day to live--at home of friends here earlier. The Rosenbergs’ execution / date had been delayed by a last-minute appeal to U.S. Supreme Court for / a stay which was turned down. (See AP Wirephoto) (r0c67430dns)1953; on verso, center right stamped in black ink perpendicular and underlined in red pencil: MICHAEL ROSENBERG / ROBERT ROSENBERG; lower center stamped in purple ink perpendicular: RECEIVED EXAMINER / REFERENCE LIBRARY / JUN 21 1953

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