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Jessie at 5
Artist: Sally Mann (American, born 1951)
Date: 1987
Dimensions:
Image: 19 x 23 1/2 in. (48.3 x 59.7 cm)
Medium: Gelatin-silver print
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by two anonymous donors
Object number: 1989.105
DescriptionA young girl (Jessie), dressed only in necklace, earrings, and panties, stands at the center of the image. She is depicted as playing "dress-up," yet she already has savy, model-like air and sexuality. Two other girls stand on either side slightly behind Jessie. They are dressed in ordinary little girl clothes. These two girls appear in the darkest areas of the photograph beneath the trees and foliage which comprise the background.
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