The Brown Sisters, Watertown, Massachusetts

1991

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows four women standing closely together in a group. They face the camera directly with neutral expressions. The woman on the far left has her hair pulled back and is wearing a light-colored top, while the next woman has shoulder-length dark hair and is dressed in a dark button-up shirt. The third woman has her hair pulled back and is wearing a light-colored blouse. The fourth woman on the far right has long, dark wavy hair and is dressed in a medium-tone button-up shirt with a pocket on the chest. One of the women places her hand on the shoulder of the woman next to her, and a black belt is visible on the third woman's waist. The background is an outdoor setting with a blurred view of trees 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

    2001.67.175


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. 17.

Inscriptions

across lower edge verso in graphite: The Brown Sisters Watertown Mass. 1991 12/50 Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158495

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