White Coat, Nashville, Tennessee

1971, printed 2023

John Simmons

Associated Names
John Simmons

Artist, American, born 1950

The image shows a young woman standing side-on and looking towards the camera. She has a neutral expression and pulled-back hair in a bun or ponytail. She is dressed in a white coat, and there is another figure partially obscured behind her. The background features residential houses, a porch, outdoor furniture, and a tree. The image is captured in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.05 × 30.48 cm (7 1/2 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.24.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Simmons, Los Angeles; NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: John Simmons, ASC / Nashville, TN, circa 1971 / “White Coat"

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