Man in Window
Artist
Roy DeCarava
(American, 1919-2009)
CultureAmerican
Date1978, printed 1991
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsOverall, Image: 11 x 7 1/4 in. (27.9 x 18.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/2 × 19 1/4 in. (62.2 × 48.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 1/2 × 19 1/4 in. (62.2 × 48.9 cm)
InscribedEach signed, dated and numbered in pencil in the margin
Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank
Object number2002.15.8
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photogravure of a shirtless man sitting on a window sill in profile. There is window curtains at his back and window blinds above his head. He overlooks a city; there is a brick building and window visible in the background.Label TextRoy DeCarava American (b. 1919) Man in Window, 1978, printed 1991 Photogravure Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 2002.15.8ProvenanceRoy DeCarava, 1991; Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, Ny.; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, 2002. Exhibition History'Recent Photography Acquistions," Alice R. and Frank B. Sol Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 12, 2008. Published ReferencesRoy DeCarava, with intro. by Sherry Turner, _Roy DeCarava: Twelve Photogravures_ (Renaissance Press, 1991), 1-12.
