The Brown Sisters, Watertown, Massachusetts
Artist
Nicholas Nixon
(American, born 1947)
Date1991; printed 2005
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 × 9 5/8 inches (19.53 × 24.46 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.22 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 inches (20.32 × 25.22 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.20.18
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "Nicholas Nixon"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "THE BROWN SISTERS WATERTOWN 1991 41/50 p2005"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "NN.2047.Y"
Edition/State/Proofed. 41/50
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionPortrait of four sisters standing near one another. Mimi, second from left, stands in front of Bebe while Laurie, far right, stands at an angle with her chin raised. Each one wearing a buttoned up shirt. The tree line is visible in the background and the sky is clear.Copyright© Nicholas Nixon
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