Brenda Lathers, St. Gabriel, Louisiana

June 29, 1999

Deborah Luster

Associated Names
Deborah Luster

Artist, American, born 1951

The image depicts a person standing with their right hand on their waist, facing left. They have braided hair styled close to the scalp with white hair ties at the ends. The individual is wearing a striped shirt with bold black and white horizontal stripes, and the letters "CIW" are visible on the back. The background shows an open field with rows of plants in the foreground and large trees or shrubs lining the horizon under an overcast sky. The image has a sepia tone.
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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: 32; center: L.C.I.W. / St. Gabriel, / Louisiana / Brenda Lathers / d.o.c. #397917 / d.o.b. 6.4.76 / p.o.b. Baton Rouge / sentence. 3 years / 4 children / work. Field; bottom center: photo. 6.29.99; bottom right: ca/p

Wikidata ID

Q64146559

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