The Brown Sisters, Concord, Massachusetts

1992

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

Four women are standing closely together. From left to right: a woman with shoulder-length hair wearing a light-colored sweater, looking downwards. The second woman has her hair pulled back, wearing a polka dot dress and earrings, looking softly at the camera. The third woman has curly hair, wearing a white shirt under a dark jacket, looking at the camera. The woman on the far right has long, slightly wavy hair, striped shirt, jeans, and a watch on her wrist, looking towards the third woman. The background shows trees under a clear sky.

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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

    2002.15.7


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 Concord, Mass. 1992 39/50; lower right verso in graphite: Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158503

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