Object number1987.53.83
Black Girl on Chair, Florida
Date1957
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (26.7 x 24.1 cm)
Matted: 21 15/16 x 16 in. (55.8 x 40.6 cm)
Matted: 21 15/16 x 16 in. (55.8 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn verso, possibly by artist, center in pencil: FLORIDA; in ink: 1957; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.83
MarkingsOn verso, stamped upper center [upside down]: THIS PHOTOGRAPH MAY NOT BE / REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT / THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF / R. THORNE McKENNA, MILLBROOK, NEW YORK
On printed label, on verso lower center: © Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126
ProvenanceGift of the artistVassar Exhibitions
DescriptionYoung Black girl with open mouth in white dress with a tear, sitting on chair with hands on chair arms, and bicycle behindTerms
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Rosalie Thorne McKenna
1961
Culture: American
