Untitled (Jumping Outside)

1975

Jo Ann Callis

Associated Names
Jo Ann Callis

Artist, American, born 1940

The image shows a person from neck to toes, suspended against a textured wall with their arms slightly outstretched. Their face and top part of the head are not visible. The person is wearing a dress made of a flowing, semi-sheer fabric that blurs into the surrounding area. The texture of the dress is intricate, creating an almost ethereal effect. The background consists of a rough, stucco-like wall with two small rectangular vents at equidistant positions on either side of the person. At the bottom of the image, there is a patch of dark grass, contrasting the light wall backdrop. There are no visible items of jewelry or objects being held by the person.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jo Ann Callis, Culver City, CA; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Private collection, New York, 2013; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

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

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on mount in graphite: Jo Ann Callis; on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: JC-101-75; bottom right: 9C


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