Damaged Child (1984)	The Two Virginias (1988)
Rodney Plogger at 6:01 (1989)	Virginia at 3 (1988)
Crabbing at Pawley's (1989)	The Alligator's Approach (1988)
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Sally Mann has become of the most recognized names in the art world, garnering praise from collectors and curators worldwide for her magnificent photographs of her children. With numerous one person exhibitions and three published books, Sally Mann has solidified herself as one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century. CEG is proud to present its first exhibition of Mann's ongoing work from the Immediate Family series.

Sally Mann first introduced her three children, Emmett, Jessie and Virginia, to the art world in the late 80s, constructing stories which weave fact and fiction as she examines family relationships for the camera. Over the years, we've come to see the children grow, challenging the adult world through youthful eyes. Mann's precise compositions of family interactions offers the viewer a glimpse of the intimacy and trust that obviously exists when the camera is not around.

Mann's newer pieces introduce us to the landscape of Virginia, where she was born and still resides. If her earlier pieces dealt with the interaction of a mother and her children, the newer photographs deal with the interaction of her family and the rich Southern soil. Time and again we see Emmett, Jessie and Virginia within the vast landscape, becoming figures rather than the three young children whose bruises, fantasies and youth were encapsulated by their mother's camera. These are photographs which tackle the complicated issues of our effect as people on our surroundings. That Mann continues to use her children to explore such matters is testament to their collaboration, as a family, to examine personal as well as universal truths.