"Shiphead," Angola, Louisiana

March 18, 1999

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image displays the upper body of a man sitting in a chair or wheelchair. His posture is slightly slouched, with his arms crossed on his lap up to his elbows. The man's facial expression shows closed mouth and lightly furrowed brows. He has short, closely-cropped hair, stubble on his chin and cheeks, and wears a plain white T-shirt. An arm in a white garment rests on his shoulder. The background is dark, focusing on the central figures. The image has a sepia tone.
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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: 47; center: L.S.P. / Angola, / Louisiana / "Shiphead" / doc #75980 / d.o.b. 12.23.40 / p.o.b. Baton Rouge / entered LSP 1962 / Main Prison / Hospital / No Duty; bottom left: photo. 3.18.99; bottom right: CA/P

Wikidata ID

Q64146297

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