A black and white photograph of two men and a woman in a veil.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The black and white photograph is printed as a photographic negative, light spaces are dark, dark spaces are light. In the center foreground is a man facing the viewer, his mouth hangs open, he is looking at the viewer. His face is black his hair is light, his tie is white his shirt and coat are dark. Behind him to the left is an older man, his face is black, his hair is light. In the upper right corner is a woman wearing a veil holding a bouquet of flowers, she is dark with light highlights. There is a band of text across the picture plane titled My Son and I, the text is printed in reverse.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1973.59.8
People
Robert Heinecken, American (Denver, Colorado 1931 - 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Title
My Son and I
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Are You Rea
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1964-1968
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/284327

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
actual: 24.4 x 17.4 cm (9 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright
© The Robert Heinecken Trust
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
P1973.59.8
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/10/2019 - 10/08/2019

Verification Level

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