Interior

Peter Sekaer (mentioned on object), 1938 - 1940

Sekaer here presents a precise and businesslike portrait of two men in their squalid little room in Nashville. The details speak volumes: before the peeling wall is a gramophone on which the blues will have sounded wonderful, even there. The Dane Sekaer was the assistant of Walker Evans, one of the truly great American photographers. He always remained in the master’s shadow, unjustly so judging from this powerful portrait.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-2009-249
  • Dimensionsheight 182 mm x width 241 mm, height 343 mm x width 267 mm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Interior
    • Interior, Nashville, Tennessee
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-F-2009-249

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription: ‘Nashville, Tenn./ Please Credit/ Peter Sekaer,/ U.S. Housing Authority’


Creation

  • Creation

    photographer: Peter Sekaer (mentioned on object), Nashville

  • Dating

    1938 - 1940

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    • height 182 mm x width 241 mm
    • height 343 mm x width 267 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of Baker McKenzie

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2009-06-29

  • Copyright


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