Early American, Tea Cakes and Sherry

Close up of Early American, Tea Cakes and Sherry

A full crystal sherry glass and plate mounded with raisins and iced cakes occupy the middle ground of a still-life photograph. Luscious green grapes sit in the left foreground, and greenery rises in the background. The image explicitly imitates18th-century, still-life paintings.
A full crystal sherry glass and plate mounded with raisins and iced cakes occupy the middle ground of a still-life photograph. Luscious green grapes sit in the left foreground, and greenery rises in the background. The image explicitly imitates18th-century, still-life paintings.
Sharon Core, Early American, Tea Cakes and Sherry, 2007; Chromogenic color print, 13 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 1 3/4 in; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Sharon Core; Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson, New York; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Sharon Core

  • Title

    Early American, Tea Cakes and Sherry

  • Date

    2007

  • Medium

    Chromogenic color print

  • Dimensions

    13 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection

  • Photo Credit

    Lee Stalsworth

  • On Display

    Yes

The Artist, Sharon Core

Sharon Core meticulously constructs and reimagines the subjects of historical paintings or artistic genres and photographs the results.
A light-skinned adult woman seen from the shoulders up. Her dark hair reaches to her shoulders, clad in denim. She has green eyes and a mole above the left side of her mouth. Her green eyes look straight into the camera and match the green behind her.