Sam Gadsden, Edisto Island, South Carolina

1977

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Associated Names
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Artist, American, born 1951

The image shows an elderly man's head and upper body as he is seated. His face has prominent wrinkles and he has short, neatly kept gray hair. He is wearing a light-colored, collared shirt layered over a white undershirt. Behind him, the wall has a wooden texture with framed photographs or clippings hung up. One frame is positioned directly above his right shoulder and reflects light. The background is dark.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Diana and Mallory Walker

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 23.5 × 15.2 cm (9 1/4 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.7.6

  • Series Title

    Daufuskie Island

  • Copyright

    © Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, South Kent, CT; NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe AP [circled]; center: (Sam Gadsen) / Memorabilia / Edisto Island, SC; bottom left: Sam Gadsen, Edisto Island, South Carolina 1977

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