Sally Mann

large-format gelatin silver print, signed, titled, dated, and editioned 11/25 in pencil on the reverse, 1993

This gelatin silver print, on double-weight paper with a semi-glossy surface, is in generally excellent condition. In raking light the following are visible: a 3-inch soft vertical crease in the upper half of the image, near the edge; a 3-1/2-inch soft crease across the lower left corner of the image and margin; a one-inch soft vertical crease at the lower center edge; and several tiny, pin-point sized impressions throughout. These do not appear to break the emulsion. The edges of the reverse are very faintly yellowed. There are 2 small black deposits at the lower left corner. The following annotations are written by the photographer in pencil on the reverse: '25 20 x 24 ed 25 16 x 20 25 8 x 10'
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