Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

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)

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

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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.