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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 Gallery; 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