Accession Number
2014/2.185

Title
Cherry Tomatoes

Artist(s)
Sally Mann

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1991

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
In this photograph, a towel hanging from a peg occupies the center of the composition. The scene is frontally illuminated, which gives the towel a radiant brilliance. Less illuminated, but still visible is a low wooden ledge that runs horizontally across the middleground image; a few spoons and cherry tomatoes sit on the ledge. In the darkness behind, a hand is barely visible, resting on what appears to be a person's back.

Physical Description
Two people laying horizontal in the background with a white towel hanging in the foreground. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
nudity
spoons
tomato
towels