Accession Number
2013/2.163

Title
Treadwell, New York

Artist(s)
Andrea Modica

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1986-2001, printed 2001

Medium & Support
platinum print on paper

Dimensions
8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm)

Credit Line
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH

Subject matter
Modica photographed the life of Barbara, a young girl from a rural, impoverished area in upstate New York from 1986 until 2001, when Barbara passed away. A collaboration between Modica and Barbara, many of the photographs are staged, creating open ended narratives that have a dreamlike quality. The empathetic and unsentimental images are of Barbara's life and that of her family. This photograph depicts a young girl daydreaming on an unmade bed in a room that is at once derelict and also full of wonder. 

Physical Description
This photograph shows a young girl lying on a bed by a bright window. Her left hand is outstretched while her right holds a section of hair to the light. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
bedrooms
girls
interior spaces (spaces by location)
mattresses
sheer curtains
windows
youth (life stages)