Artist
Jan Groover (American, 1943–2012)American, 1943–2012
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled #91
Date1981
MediumPlatinum/palladium print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (19 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 15/16 in. (25.6 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 15/16 in. (25.6 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.689
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
Exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
While some artists travel the world in search of photographic subjects, Jan Groover found her subject at the kitchen sink. Arranging mundane kitchen implements to reflect their surroundings and one another, Groover created exquisite, nearly abstract, formal compositions from simple elements, subtle lighting, selective focus, and an extreme close-up perspective.
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, recto, lower left bottom edge:91 3/15 1981
Printed in black on applied label, verso, bottom right: FROM THE COLLECTION OF // ALLAN CHASANOFF
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right corner: 2487.84
Printed in black on applied label, verso, bottom right: FROM THE COLLECTION OF // ALLAN CHASANOFF
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right corner: 2487.84
Signed in pencil, recto, lower left bottom edge: Jan Groover
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