A Madonna of the Tenements

Artist Lewis W. Hine (American, 1874 - 1940)

Date1904; printed later

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 3 7/8 × 3 7/8 inches (9.83 × 9.83 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 4 7/8 inches (17.78 × 12.37 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2017.68.76

SignedArtist's stamp on sheet verso, top, in black ink: "LEWIS W. HINE / INTERPRETIVE PHOTOGRAPHY / HSTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK"

InscribedTitled and dated on sheet verso in unknown hand, top, in pencil: "A madonna of the Tenements / 1904"

MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "5x7 / not HIne's / hand / $150", "101"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "72.159.1207 D_C", "LWH11064".

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DescriptionCircular image of seated woman wearing checkered dress with sleeves rolled up above her elbow. A young child sits on her lap and rests his head on her chest. A young boy wearing a shirt and tie kneels nearby and places his hand on the boy's waist. There is pattered wallpaper on the wall behind them.Provenance

Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.

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