Matthew Haynes, Angola, Louisiana

June 11, 1999

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows a man from the waist up. He stands facing the camera with a direct gaze. His facial features include a serious expression and he has medium-length hair styled in two braids that fall down the sides of his face. He is dressed in a light-colored hoodie and blue jeans, and he is holding a straw hat against his chest with one hand. Around his wrist, he wears a wristwatch. In the background, there is an agricultural field with rows of crops extending into the distance. The overall tone of the image is sepia.
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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: 91; center: L.S.P. / Angola, Louisiana / Matthew Haynes / d.o.c. # 312754 / d.o.b. 1.29.71 / p.o.b. New Orleans / entered L.S.P. 1994 / Camp C / work: Line 1; bottom center: photo. 6.11.99; bottom right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146414

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