Untitled Film Still #26 1979

"Untitled Film Still #26" (1979) is a black and white photograph by Cindy Sherman that is part of her iconic "Untitled Film Stills" series. The series, which was shot between 1977 and 1980, consists of 70 photographs in which Sherman poses as different female characters from film noir and Hollywood cinema. In this particular photograph, Sherman portrays a vulnerable, frightened woman who is seemingly hiding from something, creating an unsettling and ambiguous atmosphere. The work invites viewers to consider the role of women in film and the ways in which they are often portrayed as objects of desire and fear.