The Brown Sisters, Woodstock, Vermont

1990

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

The image depicts four women standing closely together outdoors. They are all seen from the waist up, slightly angled towards the camera. The first woman on the left has short, dark hair and is wearing a zip-up jacket over a white turtleneck. The second woman has shoulder-length, straight hair and is wearing a suede jacket. The third woman has short, curly hair and is wearing a denim jacket, while the woman on the right has long, wavy hair and is wearing a fleece jacket. In the background, there are trees, creating a serene natural environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Fund for Living Photographers

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 20.3 x 25.3 cm (8 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.15.6


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 Woodstock NY. 1990 24/50; lower right verso in graphite: Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158502

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