Sally mann

Sally Mann

Project by: Lindsay KraunP4

Early Life

• Birth name was Sally Turner Munger• Born May 1st, 1951in Lexington, Virginia • Third of three children and the only daughter• Father was a general practicioner and her mother

ran a book store

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Education

• She studied in America• Attended the Putney School, Bennington College,

and Friends World College • She earned a BA from Hollins College and an MA

in writing from the same school• She took up photography while at Putney

"Untitled (#18)"1996From the "Mother Land" seriesTea-toned gelatin silver print, 38 x 48 inches

Work

• Works in photography • Uses damaged lenses and a camera that requires

her to use her hand as a shutter, her photographs are marked by scratches, light leaks, and shifts in focus.

“Untitled (#1)”1998

From the "Deep South" seriesTea-toned gelatin silver print, 38 x 48 inches

Her Work



Her Work


Her Work

"The Last Time Emmett Modeled Nude"1987

Gelatin silver print, 20 x 24 inches

InspirationI think what inspires Sally Mann is her family and nature.

She has a series known as “Immediate Family” which is all pictures of her children and husband. She also has an album of photos from nature that are in her series “Mother Land: Recent Georgia and Virginia landscapes.” The photos in this series were taken in nature in the south which is her “homeland” since she was born in Virginia. Much of her early inspiration came from the south. Sally Mann’s pictures tend to be marked by scratches, light leaks and shifts in focus all of which are what she considers perfection. She doesn’t try to “fix” any of these images but rather prefers them the way they come out. This gives her a unique photographic style.

Her Work



Her Work

"Fallen Child"1989Gelatin silver print, 20 x 24 inches

Her Work

"Emmett, Jessie, and Virginia"1989

Gelatin silver print, 20 x 24 inches

Description

• There are trees• Grayscale• There is a gate• There is a path• It is a photograph


Analysis

• The gate is the focal point• Everything is a different

value of gray• Monochromatic• The path and the sky are

the same value• The focal point is centered• Symmetrical Balance


Interpretation

• A possible interpretation of this work is that everything has an open gate.


Judgment

• This painting has a peaceful serene feel

• Very balanced• Overall, the artist did well at

evoking emotion in the painting


Her Work

"Untitled (#34)"1998From the "Deep South" seriesTea-toned gelatin silver print, 38 x 48 inches

Awards

• Some awards she has won are the Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts

Where is Her Work?

• Sally Mann has work hanging in The Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sources

• http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mann/#

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Mann

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mann/

http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/mann/

Art & Photos

Sally mann