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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.66, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Spock Family, 1957
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.66, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Spock Family, 1957

SubjectPortrait of John Cheney Spock American, b. 1944
SubjectPortrait of Michael Spock American, 1933 - 2018
SubjectPortrait of Judith Wood American
Date1957
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 5in. (9.5 × 12.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 × 5 1/2in. (10.2 × 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of the Spock family sitting in a living room in front of a decorated Christmas tree. Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Spock is seated on a chair on the far left. John, the younger son, is seated on the floor. The older son, Mike, is seated on the couch next to his mother, Jane. Mike's wife, Judy, is sitting on the far right end of the couch. There is a lamp on a table behind Ben.
Object number1988.85.66
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on verso: "1957"NotesDate note: Inscription on verso gives date as 1957.

Michael Spock and Judith Wood were married in 1955.
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