The Brown Sisters, Brewster, Massachusetts

2001

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

Four women are standing close together on a beach, positioned side by side in a line, looking towards the camera. Each woman has a composed expression and shoulder-length hair with varying styles. The woman on the far left wears a striped long-sleeve top. The second woman from the left wears a cardigan. The second woman from the right is dressed in a sleeveless top with a patterned skirt, and the woman on the far right wears a buttoned blouse. Accessories include a watch and ring on the woman second from the left, and earrings on the woman on the far right. The background shows a sandy beach with footprints and the ocean under an overcast 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

    2002.15.16


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 Brewster, Mass. 2001 11/50; lower right verso in graphite: Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158513

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