Margaretha, Athens, GA

Artist Mark Steinmetz (American, born 1961)

Date1999

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 17 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches (44.13 x 31.43 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 x 16 inches (50.64 x 40.64 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2011.67.60

SignedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "Mark Steinmetz, Margarethe, Athens, GA, 1999"

InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "5/3/99 ed. 2/15"

MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "JFA19491"

Edition/State/Proofed. 2/15

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DescriptionPortrait of woman with arms folded around body standing in front of wood slat wall.Gallery Label

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I like to stress the poetry and ambience of a place, while still trying to be truthful. -Mark Steinmetz

Lost in thought, a woman stands in front of a weathered, wooden wall, her arms twisting gently back toward her body. Though the photograph arrests a singular moment, it also emphasizes time's passage.

This quiet observation characterizes the work of Mark Steinmetz, a Georgia-based photographer inspired by the people and places that surround him. As he has stated: "I love the South for the weeds growing through the cracks of its sidewalks, for its humidity and for its chaos."

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