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The Brown Sisters, Cincinnati, Ohio 1981

1981

American, born 1947

These photographs are from a series of annual shots the artist made of his wife and her three sisters, beginning in 1975. In them we are able to witness both the genealogical similarities and differences among the sisters, but also track the fascinating changes in physiognomy brought on by the passing of time. The regularity of the series brings an unusual rigor to the typical family portrait.

Gelatin silver print

7 11/16 x 9 11/16 in. (19.6 x 24.6 cm)

Pacific Northwest Bell, the Photography Council, the Polaroid Foundation, Mark Abrahamson, and the National Endowment for the Arts

83.38

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, 200 Photographs from the Museum Collection, Dec. 8, 1983 - Feb. 5, 1984. Text by Rod Slemmons. No cat. no. (as Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown Tranchin, Cincinnati).

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents International: Reflections in the Mirror: A World of Identity, Apr. 23, 1998 - June 20, 1999.

Published References"Seattle Art Museum: Bridging Cultures." London: Scala Publishers Ltd. for the Seattle Art Museum, 2007, p. 15

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