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Arthur Swoger

Philip Guston

Maker

Arthur Swoger (American, 1912-2000)

Title

Philip Guston

Year

1957

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gelatin silver print

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 24.4 x 19 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in black ink on verso

Marks: Tape and inscriptions for publications, verso.

Label: Albright-Knox label on verso.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Rachel Swoger

Object Number

2005.101.6

Type

Exhibition History

Facing Artists
Twentieth Century Portraits from the Collection
Feb 27, 2009 – Jul 31, 2009

Label copy

Arthur Swoger, known for his 1950s portraits of New York’s Abstract Expressionist artists, took numerous photographs of artists in their studios and at the Cedar

Tavern in Greenwich Village, a favorite gathering place. Philip Guston (American, born Canada, 1913-1980) was a frequent subject. In this image Guston gamely poses in front of one of his paintings from the period. Labels on the back of the photograph indicate that it may have been taken as a publicity shot.

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Tombstone

Arthur Swoger (American, 1912-2000)
Philip Guston, 1957
Gelatin silver print
Image: 24.4 x 19 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches)
Gift of Rachel Swoger 2005.101.6

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