Jessie at 5
Jessie at 5
Artist
Sally Mann
(American, born 1951)
Date1987
DimensionsImage: 19 x 23 1/2 in. (48.3 x 59.7 cm)
MediumGelatin-silver print
ClassificationPhotographs
Credit LinePurchased with funds given by two anonymous donors
Object number
1989.105
Not on View
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.
Exhibition HistoryTMA, Jan 22 - June 8, 1999
BGSU, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery in the School of Art, Bowling Green, Ohio, Face It, August 30, 2016-September 30, 2016.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Mann, Sally, Sally Mann: Still Time, Allegheny Highland Arts and Crafts Center, Inc., Clifton Forge, VA, 1988 (See also. cover illus.).
6th-7th Century
4th-5th century CE
Mid- to late 4th century CE
about 1500
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