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Tybee Forks and Starts (N)
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Tybee Forks and Starts (N)

Date1978
Maker Jan Groover American, 1943 - 2012
Label TextIn 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.
Object number82.9
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Smoke and Mirrors", May 10 - November 9, 2008
Credit LineGift of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
DimensionsOverall h.: 3 3/4 in. Overall w.: 4 11/16 in.
MediumChromogenic print