Father and Son at Lake Michigan, Chicago, Illinois

1947, printed later

Wayne Miller

Associated Names
Wayne Miller

Artist, American, 1918 - 2013

The image shows two people on a sandy beach. One person is an adult male with short, dark hair sitting with their right arm resting on their knee. He is shirtless and wearing dark shorts. Next to him is a child with short, curly hair, shirtless, and wearing light-colored shorts. Both are facing a body of water in the background with a clear sky and a horizon stretching across.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Wayne F. Miller Family

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.6 × 25.2 cm (12 7/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.89.20

  • Series Title

    The Way of Life of the Northern Negro

  • Copyright

    © Wayne F. Miller

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of Wayne Miller, Orinda, CA; Jeanette Miller, Lafayette, CA; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in black ink: Wayne F. Miller; by artist, bottom center in graphite: 487-4; bottom center printing notes in graphite; center right stamped in black ink: © Wayne F. Miller / Magnum Photos Inc.

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