The Brown Sisters, Harwichport, Massachusetts

1978

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows the upper bodies and faces of four women positioned close together, facing the camera directly. Each woman has distinct facial features with lightly freckled skin and straight hair of varying lengths and slightly different shades of brown. The first woman from the left wears a light-colored sleeveless top and has shoulder-length wavy hair. The second woman has her hair tied back and wears a dark spaghetti strap top paired with a chain necklace. The third woman's hair is slightly longer, and she wears a plain white sleeveless top and hoop earrings. The woman on the far right also has her hair tied back, wearing a striped top. The background consists of a plain exterior with horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.168


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

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

Bibliography

1999

  • Nixon, Nicholas. The Brown Sisters. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1999: pl. 4.

Inscriptions

across lower edge verso in graphite: Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown Harwichport, Mass. 1978 Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158488

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