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Tybee Forks and Starts (N)

1978

American, 1943 - 2012

In 1973 Jan Groover abandoned painting for photography because she felt that "With photography I didn't have to make things up, everything was already there." Her simplistic reasoning does not, however, convey the complexity of her images or the conceptual underpinnings of her work. A main subject she has explored throughout her career is the still life, a format which allows her the freedom to arrange and juxtapose a variety of objects-from fruit and utensils to toys and flowers-and produce stunning compositions both in black and white and color.

Chromogenic print

Overall h.: 3 3/4 in.

Overall w.: 4 11/16 in.

Gift of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co.

82.9

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Smoke and Mirrors", May 10 - November 9, 2008

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