Instant Picture
Date1996
MediumAcrylic on aluminum with a brass finish
DimensionsImage: 19 7/8 × 30 inches (50.5 × 76.2 cm)
Framed: 21 5/16 × 31 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches (54.1 × 80.6 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Diane Lesko.
Object number2006.57
Copyright© Harry DeLorme.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextInstant Picture exposes the heavily transformed landscape of Southside Savannah during the mid-1990s. The painting depicts the 1996 commercial development of the Savannah Mall, overlaid with a small image of a lush forest in the shape and size of a Polaroid photograph. This work was formulated to raise questions of environmental sustainability in response to a satellite survey that revealed Savannah’s southside had suffered massive tree loss in less than a decade.Subject MatterSavannah, Georgia, United States of America
