Denise Howard, St. Gabriel, Louisiana

October 27, 2000

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image depicts the upper body of a person seated, facing the camera directly. Their facial features are hidden behind a mask resembling a contorted monster with exaggerated wrinkles, an open mouth with fangs, and raised eyebrows. The individual has unkempt, bushy hair and wears a distressed suit jacket with visible paint splatters or stains. Underneath, they have a lighter shirt. The background is plain and dark, and the image has a sepia-toned, aged look with visible scratches and worn corners.
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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: 103; center: L.C.I.W. / St. Gabriel, / Louisiana / Denise Howard / d.o.c. #357771 / d.o.b. 10.7.65 / p.o.b. New Orleans / sentence. 3 years / 1 child / no work / Haunted House; bottom center: photo. 10.27.00; bottom right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146328

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