Bonita Jethro, St. Gabriel, Louisiana

April 30, 1999

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a person positioned at an angle, leaning backwards with one arm raised above their head. The person has a smooth facial complexion, with distinct eyes and a subtle smile. They are wearing a chef's hat and a chef's coat with buttons visible down the front. The background is dark.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julia J. Norrell, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Celebrating Photography at the National Gallery of Art: Recent Gifts, Washington, DC, November 1, 2015–February 28, 2016

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, incised upper right: 48; center: L.C.I.W. / St. Gabriel, / Louisiana / Bonita Jethro / d.o.c. #339855 / d.o.b. 12.27.67 / p.o.b. St. Louis, Mo / sentence. 5 years / 2 Boys / ages. 23, & 27 years / Culinary Arts / photo. 4.30.99; bottom right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146204

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