Robert Raia, "A. Rab," Angola, Louisiana
June 11, 1999
Artist, American, born 1951
Deborah Luster
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: 11.7 × 10.2 cm (4 5/8 × 4 in.)
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Accession Number
2014.177.128
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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: 87; center: L.S.P. / Angola, Louisiana / Robert Raia / "A Rab" / d.o.c. # 90161 / d.o.b. 11.21.44 / p.o.b. Coast of Spain / entered L.S.P. 1979 / Camp C / work. special squad / Came to Louisiana for / Mardi Gras & never left / photo. 6.11.99; bottom right: ca/p
Wikidata ID
Q64146395