New York

1987

Rosalind Fox Solomon

Associated Names
Rosalind Solomon

Artist, American, 1930 - 2025

The image shows the upper body and faces of two people closely positioned together. The person on the left has curly hair and is looking slightly upward and to the side, tilting their head to the left. Their facial features include defined eyebrows and smooth skin. They are wearing a shirt with the collar visible and have hoop earrings in their ears. The person on the right has a mustache and thick, wavy hair, looking towards the person on the left. They are wearing a striped shirt with a tie and a collared shirt underneath, along with a small earring in their left ear. The background reveals a blurred outdoor setting with leafy trees and the edge of a building visible.

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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

    2022.55.71

  • 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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