Goats on Rooftop
Artist
W. Eugene Smith
(1918-1978)
CultureAmerican
Date1954
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 7/16 × 5 7/8 in. (21.4 × 14.9 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 10 × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
InscribedInscribed in an unknown hand on verso in pen and in graphite with the artist's 6th Street, NYC address
Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas
Object number2006.18.21
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is of four goats standing on the roof of the building that is surrounded by other buildings.ProvenanceDr. Stephen Nicholas [via guidance of Michael Mattis], Scarsdale, NY; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas, 2006. Exhibition History"The Photographs of W. Eugene Smith," The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, July 9 - September 13, 1981; Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery, College of Visual & Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, September 27 - November 1, 1981 Published ReferencesW. Eugene Smith, _W. Eugene Smith: Master of the Photographic Essay_ (New York: Aperture, 1981) A print of this photograph
W. Eugene Smith
