Two Sailors, Striped Background
Artist
Mike Disfarmer
(American, 1884 - 1959)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1940
MediumGelatin silver contact print
Dimensions3 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael P. Mattis and Judith Hochberg
Object number2022.22.6
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a landscape orientation photograph featuring two sailors side by side against a striped backdrop. The sailor on the left wears a white uniform and the sailor on the right wears a dark navy uniform. Both wear white hats. Very little border surrounds the photograph.Label TextMike Disfarmer American, 1884–1959 Two Sailors, Striped Background, ca. 1940 Gelatin silver contact print Gift of Michael P. Mattis and Judith Hochberg 2022.22.6ProvenanceMichael Mattis to CMAExhibition History"Facing Ourselves: Mike Disfarmer and the American Portrait," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 16, 2022 - May 14, 2023.
