Pile of Bones #16

2000-2001

Sally Mann

Associated Names
Sally Mann

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a collection of vertical rectangular shapes tightly arranged to form a jagged pattern in the center. The arrangement is contained within a rectangular frame with uneven edges. The surface is textured and marked, giving the appearance of erosion or decay. The contrast between light and shadow adds depth to the forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Sally Mann)

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 20.32 cm (10 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 43.18 cm (20 × 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.5008

  • Series Title

    Matter Lent

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sally Mann, Lexington, VA; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Sally Mann: What Remains, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 12 – September 7, 2004

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Sally Mann / © 2000 / 2/7; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 2005.016.002

Wikidata ID

Q64170314

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