Untitled
(1970s)
Medium
gelatin silver photograph
Measurements
22.3 × 11.1 cm (image) 25.3 × 20.3 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bowness Family Fund for Photography, 2024
© Valeria "Mikki" Ferrill
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Throughout the 1970s, Mikki Ferrill frequently documented people at the Garage, a music venue that ran out of a Chicago car garage each Sunday. She passionately photographed the community who frequented the club and became known as ‘the picture-taking lady’. Her intimate approach to photography is evident in the relaxed and uninhibited poses of her subjects. In this image of a man dancing, the subject joyfully plays a napkin like a saxophone. A selection of Ferrill’s images from The Garage series were featured in the first volume of The Black Photographers Annual in 1973.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Inscription
embossed l.c.r.: PHOTO BY / MIKKI FERRILL
inscribed in pencil on reverse c.: MF (monogram)
Accession Number
2024.854
Department
International Photography