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Cherry Tomatoes

Sally Mann

Artwork Details

Cherry Tomatoes
1991
Sally Mann
gelatin silver print on paper
8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm)
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
2014/2.185

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph, a towel hanging from a peg occupies the center of the composition. The scene is frontally illuminated, which gives the towel a radiant brilliance. Less illuminated, but still visible is a low wooden ledge that runs horizontally across the middleground image; a few spoons and cherry tomatoes sit on the ledge. In the darkness behind, a hand is barely visible, resting on what appears to be a person's back.

Physical Description:

Two people laying horizontal in the background with a white towel hanging in the foreground. 

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