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.
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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.