A young girl stands with an air of precocious confidence, a candy cigarette dangling from her lips in a pose that mimics adult sophistication. Her dress is partially slipped off her shoulder, while another child blurs into the background, creating a dreamlike, fleeting quality. Mann's masterful use of gelatin silver print lends the image a luminous, timeless quality that captures the tension between childhood innocence and the unsettling imitation of adult behavior.