New York

1987

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

This is a photograph of a person lying on a massage table. The image is taken from a close angle, capturing the torso of the person receiving a massage. The individual is lying on a white sheet or towel, with a towel also draped across the lower body. Hands are visible, applying pressure or kneading around the collarbone and shoulder area. In the background, household items such as a television and a stereo are visible, along with a plant in a pot. The image is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Annie and Paul Mahon

  • Dimensions

    image: 80.01 × 80.01 cm (31 1/2 × 31 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 108.59 × 101.6 cm (42 3/4 × 40 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.55.36

  • Copyright

    © 1988 Rosalind Fox Solomon

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rosalind Fox Solomon, New York; Private collection; gift to NGA (through Paul Mahon, Washington, DC), 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • May 17-July 2, 1988, Rosalind Solomon: Portraits in the Time of AIDS, New York University's Grey Art Gallery.　

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Rosalind Solomon

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