Harvard Art Museums > P1999.23: Luncheon in the Grasses Photographs Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Luncheon in the Grasses (Sally Mann) , P1999.23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 16, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190522. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number P1999.23 People Sally Mann, American (Lexington, Virginia born 1951) Title Luncheon in the Grasses Classification Photographs Work Type photograph Date 1991 Places Creation Place: North America, United States Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190522 Physical Descriptions Technique Gelatin silver print Dimensions image: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso, ink, in artist's hand: Dear Davis, Thinking of you & hoping the cool air is invigorating- I spend my days printing & printing & printing-I feel as though I have entered a long tunnel. The light at the end is not even visible. Opposite, a failure but intriguing: a cross between the Mona Lisa & Luncheon on the Grass -S- Provenance Recorded Ownership History Herbert and Patricia Pratt, Cambridge, MA, bequethed from Davis Pratt, 1991, gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1999. 11 Brown Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Davis Pratt, Cambridge, MA, from the artist via mail, 1991, bequethed to Herbert and Patricia Pratt, 1991. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Herbert and Patricia Pratt in honor of Deborah Martin Kao Copyright © Sally Mann Accession Year 1999 Object Number P1999.23 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History HAA178m Cold War Photography (S427) Spring 2012, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 05/12/2012 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
