Tyrone "Big" House, Transylvania, Louisiana

March 8, 2002

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows the upper half of a man's body as he sits slightly turned towards the left. His facial features are strong, with a focused gaze directed off-frame to the left. He has close-cropped hair and a goatee. He is wearing a sleeveless white shirt, and draped over his shoulders is a folded American flag, which he holds with both hands in front of his chest. A tattoo that appears to spell "HOUSTON" is visible on his upper right arm. The background is plain and dark, with a textured appearance and no distinguishable elements.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, incised upper right: 67; center: E.C.P.P.F. / Transylvania, Louisiana / Tyrone "Big" House / d.o.c. #431207 / d.o.b. 11.21.79 / p.o.b. Baton Rouge / sentence. 5 years / children 6,5 / future plans. Welding; bottom left: Photo 3.8.02; bottom right: CA/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146341

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