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Arthur Swoger

Philip Guston, 1957

Description

Maker

  • Arthur Swoger, 1912-2000, American

Title

Philip Guston

Year

1957

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gelatin silver print

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image: 24.5 x 19.1 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in black ink on verso

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Gift of Rachel Swoger

Object Number

2005.101.6

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

February 27 - July 31, 2009

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.

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Philip Guston with the accession number of 2005.101.6. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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