New York

1987

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

The image shows two people's upper bodies closely positioned next to each other. The male figure leans slightly toward the woman while resting his arm over his head, his hand touching his own hair. He has light-colored, short hair and a face covered with freckles. The expression on his face is neutral. He is wearing a dark, likely long-sleeved, shirt or sweater with a collar. The woman tilts her head slightly towards him, and only the side of her face is visible. She has curly, short hair, and is dressed in a jacket with a colorful pattern. The background reveals a body of water stretching to meet a distant, blurred skyline.

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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

    2022.55.56

  • 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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