Woman in Sun Dress
30 x 20 inchesWoman in Sun Dress
2003
from the Hollywood/Hampton Types series
Lambda C-print
paper: 30 x 20 inches
image: 25 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches
frame: 32 3/4 x 22 1/2 inches
Edition of 350
Signed, numbered and dated in pen by Cindy Sherman on the verso
© 2005 Cindy Sherman
In an archival black wood frame
Literature
Let Me Take a Selfie: Cindy Sherman And The Shift to Instagram, Artmejo, Jad Dahshan
The Private World of Cindy Sherman, Anatomy Films
Castellani shows off work by Cindy Sherman, Buffalo News, March 26, 2014
Museum Collections
Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA
Phyllis Tuchman Collection, (TL.2007.74.38)
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
Additional Photos
Cindy Sherman’s Woman in Sun Dress is part of Hollywood/Hampton Types, made between 2000 and 2002 which depict character-types from suburban American life, she returned to self-portraits after nearly a decade of working with dolls and other props as stand-ins for her own body.
Cindy Sherman Hollywood/Hampton Types
Cindy Sherman’s Woman in Sun Dress is part of Hollywood/Hampton Types, made between 2000 and 2002 which depict character-types from suburban American life, she returned to self-portraits after nearly a decade of working with dolls and other props as stand-ins for her own body.
Moving away from her earlier references to cinema and art history these images are influenced by more traditional portraiture. Turning the camera once more on herself, Sherman embodies characters who are, in her words:
"would-be or has-been actors, in reality secretaries, housewives or gardeners, posing for headshots to get an acting job"
-Cindy Sherman, quoted in 'No Make-Up. An Interview with Cindy Sherman, by Isabelle Graw,' Cindy Sherman: Clowns, Munich, 2012, p. 58.
In Woman in Sun Dress, Sherman again takes aim at popular notions of femininity, celebrity, and Hollywood stereotypes, a subject that she famously explored in her acclaimed Untitled Film Stills. Sherman utilizes a rather simple composition for this series, set against a uniform, single-color background, reminiscent of an ID or class yearbook photo. The make-up is overdone to the point of being grotesque, costumes are ostentatious, and her exaggerated expressions fall into the realm of caricature. In Woman in Sun Dress, Sherman’s severe tan lines and garish make-up hint at a retiree spending too much time in the Florida sun.
