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[Thanksgiving Table]

1941
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
For this Thanksgiving-themed cover of the Saturday Evening Post, Miller, a freelance commercial photographer in Los Angeles, began by photographing his two-year-old daughter seated at a table, her hands folded in prayer. Each additional element, including the turkey, cranberry sauce, milk, and candlestick, was photographed separately and transferred to the original image to produce a flawless photographic equivalent of a Norman Rockwell holiday scene.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: [Thanksgiving Table]
  • Artist: Richard C. Miller (American, 1912–2010)
  • Date: 1941
  • Medium: Carbro print
  • Dimensions: Image: 40 x 33 cm (15 3/4 x 13 in.)
    Frame: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs