Mud Drying—Sun Process

1975

Carolee Schneemann, Gianfranco Gorgoni

Associated Names
Carolee Schneemann

Artist, American, 1939 - 2019

Gianfranco Gorgoni

Photographer, Italian, 1941 - 2019

The image shows a nude woman kneeling, with her body visible from the right side and reflected in two mirrors. She has curly hair tied at the back, and a slightly turned face looking towards the middle of the image. One leg is bent, and the other is touching the ground. She appears to be wearing a small hoop earring. The outdoor setting includes foliage, leaves, and grapes hanging from vines. The mirrors reflect parts of her body and the surroundings, with blurred vegetation in the background.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, along left side in purple ink: C. Schneemann '75 "Mud Drying - Sun Process"; center stamped in black ink: © Gianfranco Gorgoni / 155 Wooster St. / New York, N. Y. 10012 / This Photograph Cannot Be Reproduced / Without the Photographer's Written / Permission; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: t 217857

Wikidata ID

Q64145700

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