Sally Mann’s exhibition “At Twelve” at Jackson Fine Art would be a despairing meditation on the ails of womanhood in the United States.

Sally Mann, Spider Plant (At Twelve), 1983-1985; Signed, dated, and editioned in pencil verso, 8 x 10 inch silver gelatin print. Edition of 25.

A black and white photograph captures a girl standing in a kitchen wearing a sequined leotard and holding a baton at her waist, her entire face obscured by a hanging spider plant, creating an eerie visual effect akin to a surrealist painting.

Exhibition Review: “Sally Mann, At Twelve“ at Jackson Fine Art

Sally Mann’s exhibition “At Twelve” at Jackson Fine Art would be a despairing meditation on the ails of womanhood in the United States.