The Awakening #5

Accession Number
2013/2.119

Title
The Awakening #5

Artist(s)
Kay Denton

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1998

Medium & Support
gelatin silver 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
Denton often photographs young children in nature and domestic settings. This image is from the series Leafsmoke, which investigates themes of everyday life, identity, and childhood. Denton uses an 8x10 Phillips camera with vintage lenses, creating atmospheric, dream-like imagery. In this image, a young girl stands in a wooded area, small trees growing in various directions around her. She looks toward the sky, her white dress wrapped around her arms. The girl appears to be in motion, her figure blurred and softly focused.

Physical Description
In this photograph of a young girl she stands in a wooded area. She stands in between small trees, looking up, with the long skirt of her dress wrapped around her arms.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
children (people by age group)
dresses (garments)
forests (plant communities)
girls
trees

7 Related Resources

Adolescence
(Part of 7 Learning Collections)
Children and Childhood
(Part of 7 Learning Collections)
Girlhood
(Part of 9 Learning Collections)
Landscape and Nature, Comparative and Historical
(Part of 3 Learning Collections)
Nature in Photography
(Part of 3 Learning Collections)

& Author Notes

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