Eddie M. "Fat" Coco Jr. and Antonio "Small" Coco, Transylvania, Louisiana

June 1, 2000

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows two individuals from the waist up. The person in the foreground is seated with their hands clasped together, positioned in front of the person who stands behind them. The seated person wears a durag on their head, has a round face, and sports a thin mustache and beard. They have tattoos on their chest and a thin necklace around their neck. They also have a white band around their wrist. The standing individual has a neat hairstyle with small puffs gathered into multiple sections on their head. They have a more elongated face and facial hair just on the chin and are adorned with a necklace that features a cross pendant. Both individuals are not wearing shirts, with their denim pants visible. The background of the image is plain.
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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: 60; upper center: E.C.P.P.F. / Transylvania, / Louisiana / Eddie M. "Fat" Coco Jr. / d.o.b. 6.30.79 / p.o.b. New Orleans / sentence. 6 yrs. / Children . 2 boys / Future Plans . be a successful lawyer / Antonio "Small" Coco (standing) / d.o.b. 10.31.80 / p.o.b. New Orleans / sentence . 3yrs / Future Plans . stay out of trouble / photo.6.1.00; lower right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146360

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