"K's Kitty," St. Gabriel, Louisiana
July 13, 2000
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gelatin silver print on aluminum
Dimensions
image/plate: 12.7 × 10.1 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
2014.177.244
Art Historical Context
Deborah Luster's *K's Kitty, St. Gabriel, Louisiana (2000) offers a glimpse into the quiet intimacies of life in rural Louisiana. Captured on July 13, this small-scale photograph (5 × in.) centers on the evocative title subject—likely a cherished pet or personal emblem belonging to someone known as "K"—in the small town of St. Gabriel,oking a sense of everyday tenderness amid Southern surroundings. Printed as a gelatin silver image on aluminum, the work blends traditional darkroom precision with a contemporary mounting technique, enhancing durability and sheen for gallery display. Gelatin si...
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 ...