Seated Girl and Boy with Intense Expressions
Artist
Mike Disfarmer
(American, 1884 - 1959)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1940
MediumGelatin silver contact print
Dimensions3 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2022.22.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photographic print featuring two children against a black backdrop. They are posed side by side and have intense expressions. The girl, on the left, wears a white dress, and her hair is styled in curls. The boy, on the right, wears a white collared shirt. The photograph has a landscape orientation and a white border.Label TextMike Disfarmer American, 1884–1959 Seated Girl and Boy with Intense Expressions, ca. 1940 Gelatin silver contact print Museum purchase 2022.22.1ProvenanceMichael Mattis to CMAExhibition History"Facing Ourselves: Mike Disfarmer and the American Portrait," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 16, 2022 - May 14, 2023.Published ReferencesSeated girl and boy with intense expressions published in Disfarmer: The Vintage Prints (New York: Powerhouse Books, 2006),102.
19th century
