Untitled

Artist Sally Mann (American, b. 1951)

CultureAmerican

Date1978-1979

MediumPlatinum print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 × 7 in. (22.9 × 17.8 cm)
Overall, Paper: 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.3 × 40.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number80.177

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a platinum print photograph.

Label TextSally Mann American (b. 1952) Untitled, 1978-79 Platinum print Museum Purchase 80.177 ~ Internationally acclaimed photographer Sally Mann lives and works in her hometown of Lexington, Virginia. She is known for her intimate and strikingly candid portrayal of family life (Immediate Family), and two series of exquisite landscapes from the American South (Mother Land and Deep South). Her most recent work, a meditation on mortality, is entitled What Remains. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and three NEA fellowships. In 2001, Time magazine named her "America's Best Photographer." This photograph comes from Mann's early work and was shown in the 1980 Chrysler exhibition Not Fade Away. This exhibition featured five Virginia photographers: David Healey, Mark Power, Dale Quarterman, and David J. Levinson. Supported by a grant from the Virginia Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, the exhibition was accompanied by a catalogue. Three of her photographs are included in the Chrysler collection. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/07/2003Exhibition History"Not Fade Away: An Exhibition of Contemporary Virginia Photography," Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., March 14 - May 18, 1980. "A History of Photography: 15 Years at the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., September 11, 1993 - March 6, 1994. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson, _Not Fade Away: An Exhibition of Contemporary Virginia Photography_, exh. cat., Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va., 1980.