Amanda Webb, St. Gabriel, Louisiana
May 28, 1999
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gelatin silver print on aluminum
Dimensions
image/plate: 12.7 × 10.2 cm (5 × 4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Julia J. Norrell, in Honor of Claude Simard and the 25th Anniversary of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
2014.177.86
Art Historical Context
Deborah Luster's *Amanda Webb, St., Louisiana* (May28, 1999) is a compact gelatin silver print on aluminum, just 5 × 4 inches. This intimate photograph, housed in the Gallery of Art's Department of Photographs (CPH), was acquired as a gift from Julia J. Norrell honor of Claude Simard the gallery's 25th anniversary photography collecting. Luster, a Louisiana-based artist, is renowned for her documentary-style portraits that explore themes of identity, community, and the American SouthThe medium—gelatin silver, a classic black-and-white process prized for its rich tonal depth and fine detail—is ...
About the Artist
Deborah Luster
Deborah Luster, born in 1951 in Bend, Oregon, grew up in Northwest Arkansas and later made her home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with additional time spent in Galway, Ireland. Her path to photography was profoundly shaped by personal tragedy: the 1988 murder of her mother, which prompted her to take up the medium as a means of processing grief and exploring violence's aftermath. Luster attended the ...