New York
Artist
Homer Page
(American, 1918 - 1985)
DateSeptember 16, 1949
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 × 9 3/4 inches (33.97 × 24.77 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (35.24 × 27.62 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (35.24 × 27.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2088
SignedStamped on sheet verso, center, in black ink: "PHOTOGRAPHER / HOMER PAGE / NEW YORK CITY / SEP 16 1949"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "5" [circled].
On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "HP50", "532-84-99"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a woman, standing in front of a shop window, with her hands on her hips. She's dressed in dark pants, a short jacket that ties at the neck, and a lace top with a jeweled brooch.Exhibition HistoryThe Photographs of Homer Page: The Guggenheim Year, 1949-1950. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, February 14 - June 7, 2009, no. 17.
A stylishly dressed woman stands in front of a shop window, her hands on her hips, perhaps purposefully avoiding the gaze of Homer Page and his camera. Behind her, a curved glass window display is brimming with goods—pens, alarm clocks, lighters, and even a camera to the left of the woman’s shoulder. In Page’s photograph, the window is also filled with reflections that co-mingle reflected backward signs with those inside the store, creating a subtle world of abstraction in the background.
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY;
Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1999;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
Purchased from Howard Greenberg Gallery by Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO, 1999;
Given by Hallmark Cards, Inc. to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.
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