The Brown Sisters, Grantham, New Hampshire

1994

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

The image is a black and white photograph showing the upper bodies and heads of four women standing closely together. From left to right, the first woman has light-colored, shoulder-length hair, wearing a light-colored, high-necked sweater. The second woman has short, wavy hair, wearing a patterned vest over a buttoned-up shirt and a necklace with beads. The third woman has curly hair falling alongside her face, wearing a dark top. The fourth woman has dark, long hair parted in the middle, wearing a dark turtleneck sweater. Their faces are neutral, positioned closely together, against a light-colored backdrop.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Zabriskie Gallery, New York, NY); NGA purchase, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: The Brown Sisters Grantham, NH 1994 38/50; lower right verso in graphite: Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158506

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