Phillip Ray Allen, Angola, Louisiana

February 24, 1999

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

This is a photograph of an arm holding a carved cane or walking stick with an animal head. The image shows a softly lit arm extended from the left side of the frame, holding a cane carved with a bird's head at the top. The background is a dark, textured surface that contrasts with the foreground elements. The composition emphasizes the craftsmanship and form of the walking stick and the arm holding it.
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Artwork overview

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: 62; upper center: L.S.P. / Angola, Louisiana / Phillip Ray Allen / d.o.c. # 74672 / d.o.b. 2.5.39 / p.o.b. Rayville / entered LSP 1973 / Camp F / wood carver since 1975 / "mother" / 4 Children; lower left: photo: 2.24.99; lower right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146429

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