The Offering, The !Kung San, Botswana
Artist
Elisabeth Sunday
(American, b. 1958)
CultureAmerican
Date1990
MediumGold toned gelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 16 1/8 × 12 7/8 in. (41 × 32.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 23 13/16 × 19 7/8 in. (60.5 × 50.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 23 13/16 × 19 7/8 in. (60.5 × 50.5 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated on verso
Credit LineGift of Christina and George M. Kemp and Robin M. N. and Steven R. Jones
Object number2005.15.5
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gold-toned gelatin silver print of a woman. Her body is in three-quarter profile and she is raising her hands, reaching outward and upward with palms facing up. Her fingers are slightly open, and it appears as if something is falling from them.ProvenanceGift of Christina and George M. Kemp and Robin M. N. and Steven R. Jones to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005. Published ReferencesTeresa Annas, "Photographer reflects ethereal view of subjects," _The Virginian-Pilot_ (Saturday, March 27, 2004): E1, E2.
