Aaron F. Thomas, Jr., "Spark plug," Angola, Louisiana
April 22, 1999
Artist, American, born 1951
Deborah Luster
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print on aluminum
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image/plate: 12.7 × 10.16 cm (5 × 4 in.)
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Accession Number
2014.177.42
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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
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: 137; center: L.S.P. / Angola, Louisiana / Aaron F. Thomas, Jr. / "Spark plug" / d.o.c. # 79383 / d.o.b. 11.6.50 / p.o.b. Opelousas / entered LSP 2.10.72 / camp. Pine 1 / work. Main prison kitchen; bottom left: Photo 4.22.99; bottom right: CA/p
Wikidata ID
Q64146251