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The image shows a man and a woman from the waist up. The man is positioned slightly behind the woman, resting his chin on one hand while holding a large board with the other. He has short, neatly combed dark hair, a well-groomed mustache, and a short beard. The woman is seated in front of him, wearing a large hat adorned with large flowers and a patterned band. She has light-colored hair styled underneath the hat and a relaxed expression. Her clothing appears dark with a light scarf draped around her neck. The man wears a dark suit with a high-collared shirt, and a ring is visible on his finger. The background is plain and featureless.
National Gallery of Art · Photograph
Alvin Langdon Coburn and His Mother
Clarence H. White
- Date
- c. 1909
- Medium
- photogravure
- Dimensions
- image: 21.2 x 15.8 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.) sheet: 27.5 x 20.7 cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Classification
- Photograph · Print
- Accession number
- 2010.76.17
- Credit line
- Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
- Time span
- 1901 to 1925
- Department
- CPH
Subjects and terms
- American
- double
- portrait
- Portrait
- Family
- Mother
- photogravure
Provenance
Peter Bunnell, Princeton, NJ; NGA purchase (through Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2010.
NGA object ID 150212. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.