Portrait of Bessie J. Adcock with partner

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Portrait of Bessie J. Adcock with partner
Portrait of Bessie J. Adcock with partner
Artist/Maker (American, 1884 - 1959)
Datec. 1940
MediumGelatin silver contact print
DimensionsImage: 4 7/16 × 2 15/16 in. (11.2 × 7.5 cm) Sheet: 4 15/16 × 3 7/16 in. (12.5 × 8.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael Sonnenfeldt and Katja Goldman
Object number2018.11.4
Not on view
DescriptionDepicts a man and adolescent girl seated on a table in front of a dark backdrop. Per the inscription on the verso, it is possible that the image depicts Bessie Adcock (1925-2014) of Heber Springs, Arkansas, perhaps with her future husband, Virgil C. Ritter (1903-1972).

Additional Details

Provenance 2018: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Michael Sonnenfeldt and Katja Goldman.
Inscribed Verso, upper center (pencil): "Bessie Adcock"
Verso, center (pencil): "15"
Verso, lower left (pencil): "001469"
Verso, lower center (pencil): "FT"
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