Untitled (Kitchen Still Life) #11
Artist
Jan Groover
(American, 1943 - 2012)
Dateca. 1978
MediumPolaroid print
DimensionsImage: 24 3/16 × 20 11/16 inches (61.44 × 52.55 cm)
Sheet: 28 15/16 × 22 inches (73.5 × 55.88 cm)
Sheet: 28 15/16 × 22 inches (73.5 × 55.88 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2010.35.8
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet recto, lower right, in black marker:"#11";
On sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "79:770:04".
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionFull color still life arrangement of objects, including metal utensils and plant frond in foreground.Gallery Label
Jan Groover once stated: “formalism is everything.” Her succinct pronouncement encapsulated her approach to large-format photography, which prioritized the visualization of formal relationships between objects. This work derives from her Kitchen Still Life series. To produce the work, Groover meticulously arranged cutlery, baking tools, and plants for the camera. She experimented with focus, lighting, and the interplay between reflective and opaque surfaces. The resulting composition provides a fresh, dynamic take on the traditional still life genre.
Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2010;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2010.
Copyright© Jan Groover
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Walker Evans
August 1936; printed later
2005.27.3959
