Sisters, St. Gabriel, Louisiana

October 27, 2000

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image depicts two young women captured from the waist up. Both women are facing forward. The woman in the foreground is seated with her hands on her lap. The woman in the background stands behind her with one arm resting on the seated woman's shoulder. The first woman has medium-length hair falling slightly over her eyes. Her facial features include dark eye makeup against lighter skin. The second woman also has medium-length hair with waves and curls, and dark eye makeup. Both women wear plain, light-colored t-shirts that look slightly smudged. The background is monochromatic, emphasizing the unique tonality of the photograph.
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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: 113; center: L.C.I.W. / St. Gabriel, Louisiana / sisters / d.o.c. #418257 / d.o.b. 8.10.79 / p.o.b. Baton Rouge / sentence . 2 1/2 years / work . kitchen / . . . / d.o.c. #380304 / d.o.b. 4.4.77 / p.o.b. Baton Rouge / sentence 2 1/2 yrs. / 5 children / work . inner yard / Halloween Haunted House / photo . 10.27.00; lower right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146446

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