Sally Mann

Hephaestus
2008

A black and white photograph depicting a damaged and deteriorated image of a human figure, with areas of the photo appearing corroded or eaten away, creating an abstract and haunting visual effect. The figure's torso and limbs are visible, but the head and parts of the body are obscured by the damage to the photograph. The edges of the photo are sharp, suggesting it is a photo of a photo, with the damaged print lying on a dark surface.
A black and white photograph depicting a damaged and deteriorated image of a human figure, with areas of the photo appearing corroded or eaten away, creating an abstract and haunting visual effect. The figure's torso and limbs are visible, but the head and parts of the body are obscured by the damage to the photograph. The edges of the photo are sharp, suggesting it is a photo of a photo, with the damaged print lying on a dark surface.

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Date
2008

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 15 × 13 1/2in. (38.1 × 34.3 cm) Image (sight): 15 × 13 1/2in. (38.1 × 34.3 cm) Frame: 21 11/16 × 20 × 1 3/8in. (55.1 × 50.8 × 3.5 cm)

Accession number
2010.11

Edition
2/5

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Sally Mann, Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York

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