Peaches, Carissa, Kee Kee, and Melissa, Cape Charles, Virginia

1999

Mary Ellen Mark

Associated Names
Mary Ellen Mark

Artist, American, 1940 - 2015

The image shows four young girls positioned together on a bicycle. All of them are depicted from head to toe. The girl on the far left is standing on the bike pedals, looking off into the distance with her head slightly turned, wearing glasses and a sleeveless top with a tree design. Her hair is styled short, with a natural texture. The next girl has neatly braided hair interspersed with beads, wearing a T-shirt with short sleeves and shorts, looking directly forward. She is wearing a beaded bracelet on her wrist. The third girl is seated on the bike frame, with her arms folded, and her hair is styled in similar braids with beads. She is dressed in a shirt with stripes on the sleeves and shorts, also facing forward. The last girl sits on the bike's handlebars, her body facing the side and her head turned to look to her left. Her hairstyle also features braids with beads, and she wears a similar styled shirt with slippers. Both the girls in the middle have small plaid bags hanging from their shoulders. The background features a grassy lawn with a line of laundry hanging to dry, set against a backdrop of trees and a partly cloudy sky.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary Ellen Mark, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 15 – December 31, 2001; Houston Museum of Science, Houston, TX, February 1 – April 28, 2002; Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle, WA, June 29 – September 3, 2002; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, August – December 2002; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN, May 10 – August 3, 2003; Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, January 24 – March 28, 2004; Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH, May 8 – June 15, 2004; Contemporary Arts Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, July 31 – September 2004; Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI, May 13 – June 26, 2005

Bibliography

2001

  • In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places. Exh. cat. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; et al; 2001-2004; 47.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, across bottom center in graphite: 502J-076-014 V4; bottom right corner in graphite: MARY ELLEN MARK

Wikidata ID

Q64157829

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