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Transylvania, Louisiana

1999

Deborah Luster

Associated Names

Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image depicts a person seated with one leg crossed over the other, resting his arms on the raised knee. The individual has a shaved head and is looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression. He is wearing a denim shirt and jeans, along with light-colored sneakers. On his left wrist, he has a watch. The background is a plain dark color with a textured and slightly aged appearance.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print on aluminum
Credit Line

Gift of Julia J. Norrell, in Honor of Claude Simard and the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

image/plate: 12.7 × 10.2 cm (5 × 4 in.)
Accession Number

2014.177.28
Series Title

One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana
Copyright

© Deborah Luster, Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Norrell, Judy, Ms.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, incised upper right: 25; center: E.C.P.P.F. / Trasylvania, Louisiana; bottom left: photo 1999; bottom right: CAP/25

Wikidata ID

Q64146226

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