Untitled #199
Photograph
1989 (made)
1989 (made)
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This photograph, from Cindy Sherman’s ‘History Portraits’ series, was acquired in 2003 on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Saved!’ at London’s Hayward Gallery, which celebrated the centenary of the Art Fund. It was donated to the V&A through the Art Fund by the company J.P. Morgan, sponsors of the exhibition, and displayed at the Hayward Gallery as an example of the Art Fund’s support of contemporary art.
The photograph depicts Sherman posing as a woman of the American Revolutionary period (1775–83) against a painted backdrop showing an agricultural scene. This major work by a leading contemporary artist plays with the visual codes of femininity and the relationship between photographic and painterly portraiture.
The photograph depicts Sherman posing as a woman of the American Revolutionary period (1775–83) against a painted backdrop showing an agricultural scene. This major work by a leading contemporary artist plays with the visual codes of femininity and the relationship between photographic and painterly portraiture.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | C-type colour print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Cindy Sherman, 'Untitled #199', United States, 1989 |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of the artist in mock historical costume and wearing a white linen cap with blue ribbon, against a painted background, posed as if an eighteenth-century portrait painting. |
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| Copy number | ed. 5/6 |
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| Credit line | Presented by the J. P. Morgan Chase Art Collection through The Art Fund |
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| Summary | This photograph, from Cindy Sherman’s ‘History Portraits’ series, was acquired in 2003 on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Saved!’ at London’s Hayward Gallery, which celebrated the centenary of the Art Fund. It was donated to the V&A through the Art Fund by the company J.P. Morgan, sponsors of the exhibition, and displayed at the Hayward Gallery as an example of the Art Fund’s support of contemporary art. The photograph depicts Sherman posing as a woman of the American Revolutionary period (1775–83) against a painted backdrop showing an agricultural scene. This major work by a leading contemporary artist plays with the visual codes of femininity and the relationship between photographic and painterly portraiture. |
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| Accession number | E.882-2003 |
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| Record created | March 23, 2004 |
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