Erica Smith, St. Gabriel, Louisiana

March 2, 2001

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image displays a close-up portrait of a person, focusing on their head and shoulders. The person faces the camera directly, revealing their facial features. They have dark eyebrows and eyes. Their hair is styled and covered with a patterned net or headwrap. The individual wears a simple V-neck garment, likely a shirt or top, and a lighter-colored, round-neck shirt underneath. There is no visible jewelry or objects in their hands. The background is plain, dark, and unremarkable, highlighting the subject in the foreground.

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Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, incised upper right: 130; upper center: L.C.I.W. / St. Gabriel, / Louisiana / Erica Smith / d.o.c.# 420949 / d.o.b. 9.22.81 / p.o.b. New Orleans / sentence . 1 year / 1 child / work . J.E.S.P.; lower center: photo. 3.2.01; lower right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146240

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