Angola, Louisiana
February 24, 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
2014.177.176
Art Historical Context
Deborah Luster's *Angola, Louisiana* (1999) is a poignant gelatin silver print on aluminum, measuring a intimate 5 × 4 inches. Captured on February 24, 1999, this photograph belongs to the National Gallery of Art's photography collection, generously gifted by Julia J. Norrell in honor of Claude Simard and the gallery's 25th anniversary of photography acquisitions. Luster, a contemporary American photographer, is renowned for her unflinching explorations of crime, violence, and incarceration in the Deep South, often blending documentary precision with empathetic portraiture. The title evokes L...
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 ...