1. Sally Mann

2. Background Information
Born in 1951 in Lexington, Virginia, where she currently works and lives
Received her BA from Hollins College in 1974 and a MA in writing in 1975 from the same school
After graduating college she became a staff photographer for Washington and Lee University
Had her first one woman show in 1977
Published her first collection of photographs, Second Sight: The Photographs of Sally Mann, in 1983

3. Accomplishments
Won numerous awards, including three National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and a Guggenheim fellowship
Her photographs are in permanent collections at The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Currently has a total of six published collections of photographs

4. Artist’s Influences Irving Penn
Mark and France Osterman, who taught Mann a photography process called collodion
Ansel Adams and George Tice, Mann attended their photography workshops
The South
Influenced by her surroundings
Bridalveil Fall, by Ansel Adams

5. “Immediate Family” Series
Photographed her family, including her three children and her husband
Mann wanted to photograph her children doing what children do
These photographs capture the innocence of childhood
Blowing Bubbles, 1987

6. Jessie in the Wind, 1989

7. “I wanted those family pictures to look effortless
“I wanted those family pictures to look effortless. I wanted them to look like snap shots. And some of them did.”
-Sally Mann

8. Tobacco Spit, 1987

9. “Deep South” Series
Series contains images from Louisiana and Mississippi
Mann wanted to capture the landscape of places where such history as slavery, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement all took place
Her images capture the haunting memories of these landscapes
“These pictures are about the rivers of blood, of tears, of sweat that Africans poured into the dark soil of their thankless home.”
Untitled (#34), 1998

10. Untitled, from the series “Deep South”

11. Untitled, from the series “Deep South”

12. Untitled (#30), from the series “Deep South”

13. “Mother Land” Series Images from Virginia and Georgia
Used large format 8x10 camera with undersized and damaged lenses
Wanted to create romantic images that displayed her love for the area
Mann used soft focus and washed out contrast to create images that are hazy and leaves the viewer to figure out the scenario
Untitled (Virginia #6, Nuclear Tree), 1996

14. Untitled (#18), from the series “Motherland”. http://www. pbs

15. Untitled (#15), from the “Mother Land” series

16. BIG IDEA?
PLACE!
Memory!
Identity!

17. Questions to Think About
What is a place?
What makes a place important?
What makes a place identifiable?

18. What makes a place special to you?
How do you use place in your artwork?
Do you think place and memory coincide together?

19. Bibliography
“Artist Biography.” Gagosian Gallery. 22 Feb <
“Biography.” Art 21:PBS. 22 Feb <
“Deep South.” Essay. Art 21:PBS. 21 Feb <
Mann, Sally. Interview. “Collodion Process.” Art 21:PBS. 25 Feb <
“Mother Land.” Essay. Art 21:PBS. 21 Feb <
“Sally Mann: Immediate Family.” Edwynn Houk Gallery. 21 Feb < mann.html>
“Sally Mann.” Wikipedia. 25 Feb <
“What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann.” BuzzFlash Reviews. 22 Feb