Immediate Family

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Immediate Family is a controversial and influential photography book by Sally Mann that intimately portrays her young children in candid, often unsettling scenes of rural Southern life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art book
photography book
associatedWith Aperture Foundation NERFINISHED
author Sally Mann NERFINISHED
controversy debates about child pornography laws
debates about ethics of photographing one’s own children
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception criticized for alleged exploitation of children
highly acclaimed by many art critics
featuresPerson Emmett Mann NERFINISHED
Jessie Mann NERFINISHED
Virginia Mann NERFINISHED
format black-and-white photography
genre documentary photography
fine art photography
portrait photography
hasInfluenceOn contemporary debates on censorship in art
representation of childhood in visual culture
hasPageCountApprox 88
influenced discourse on privacy in art photography
subsequent family-centered photographic projects
language English
mainSubject Sally Mann’s children
childhood
family life
rural Southern United States
medium book
notableFor controversy over representation of children
depictions of nude children
influence on contemporary art photography
numberOfPhotographs 65
photographer Sally Mann NERFINISHED
photographicProcess gelatin silver prints
large-format camera
publicationYear 1992
publisher Aperture NERFINISHED
settingLocation Virginia NERFINISHED
settingRegion American South NERFINISHED
style candid
intimate
staged
theme family relationships
innocence and vulnerability
mortality
the American South NERFINISHED
the body
timePeriodDepicted late 1980s and early 1990s

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Sally Mann notableWork Immediate Family