At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women

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At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women is a photographic book by Sally Mann that presents intimate, often unsettling black-and-white portraits exploring the transition from childhood to adolescence in American girls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art book
monograph
photography book
artMovement contemporary photography
author Sally Mann NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Sally Mann NERFINISHED
exploresTheme family and social environment
gender roles
identity
sexual awakening
vulnerability
focusesOn emotional complexity of early adolescence
transition from childhood to adolescence
format photobook
genre documentary photography
fine art photography
portrait photography
hasControversialAspects depiction of young girls in potentially sexualized contexts
hasInfluenceOn contemporary portrait photography
discourse on representation of minors in art
hasPhotographicProcess gelatin silver print
intendedAudience adult readers
language English
medium black-and-white photography
notableFor candid depiction of young women
intimate portraits
unsettling atmosphere
photographer Sally Mann NERFINISHED
portrayalType environmental portraits
staged portraits
portrays twelve-year-old girls
relatedArtist Diane Arbus NERFINISHED
Nan Goldin NERFINISHED
relatedWork Immediate Family NERFINISHED
setting American South NERFINISHED
rural America
style naturalistic portraiture
stark black-and-white imagery
subject American South
adolescence
coming of age
girls
timePeriodDepicted late 20th century
visualTone intimate
moody
unsettling

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Sally Mann notableWork At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women