The Brown Sisters, Marblehead, Massachusetts

1979

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows four women standing side by side. They have varying attire and hairstyles, with one wearing a plaid shirt, another in a striped top, one in a white collared shirt with a belt, and the last in a cable-knit sweater with crossed arms. The background appears to be an outdoor setting, with a blurry landscape hinting at water and sky.

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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

    2001.67.169

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. 5.

Inscriptions

across lower edge verso in graphite: Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown Tranchin Marblehead, Mass. 1979 Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158489

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