People of the North Portal

1971

Barbara Crane

Associated Names
Barbara Crane

Artist, American, 1928 - 2019

The image depicts a man and two children standing in a revolving glass door frame. The man, partially hidden by the doors, is holding a young child with one arm and has his other arm by his side. The man's face is partly shadowed, and he is wearing a beret, jacket, and trousers. The child he is holding has round cheeks and short, dark hair, holding a bottle. The second child, a girl wearing a coat with fur lining and white stockings, stands beside him holding the glass door. The background shows dark interiors with horizontal lines and panels on the walls.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John S. Parsley and Nancy Nolan Parsley

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.1 × 19.3 cm (9 1/2 × 7 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 27.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.157.5

  • Series Title

    People of the North Portal

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara Crane Estate, Chicago; John Parsley, Houston, TX (through Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago); gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, upper center in graphite: Barbara Crane / "People of the North Portal" / 1970-71; by unknown hand, top right: 70-H-1151-1175-004; possibly by artist, center right: 1175

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