The Brown Sisters, Ipswich, Massachusetts

1982

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

Four women are shown standing closely together outdoors. The woman on the left has long, straight hair and is wearing a coat. Next to her is a woman with short, dark hair wearing a textured sweater. The third woman has long, curly hair and is dressed in layers with a scarf and coat. The woman on the far right has long, dark hair and is wearing a padded jacket with a scarf. They are standing in front of a backdrop with water on the left side and a cloudy 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

    2001.67.172

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. 8.

Inscriptions

across lower edge verso in graphite: Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown Tranchin Ipswich, Mass. 1982 (24) Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158492

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