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Cherry Tomatoes

1991

Sally Mann

Associated Names

Sally Mann

Artist, American, born 1951

This is a photograph of a window sill with a towel, cherries, and spoons. The image depicts a still-life composition where a textured cloth hangs over the edge of a wooden window frame. On the sill are a small cluster of cherries and two small spoons placed neatly. Light and shadow are used to enhance the tactile quality of the objects, and the wooden frame adds an earthy, rustic element to the scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of David M. Malcolm in memory of Peter T. Malcolm)
Dimensions

sheet: 50 × 59.6 cm (19 11/16 × 23 7/16 in.)
image: 47.6 × 59 cm (18 3/4 × 23 1/4 in.)
framed: 73.03 × 83.19 cm (28 3/4 × 32 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.4984
Copyright

Image (C) Sally Mann

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David M. Malcolm, Bedford, NY; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite: Cherry Tomatoes / © 1991 Sally Mann / 3/25; bottom left in graphite: ed 25 20x24 / 25 16x20 / 25 8x10

Wikidata ID

Q64171322

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