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Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown, Cambridge, MA

Accession Number
1991/1.87

Title
Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown, Cambridge, MA

Artist(s)
Nicholas Nixon

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1977

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm);14 5/16 in x 19 5/16 in (36.35 cm x 49.05 cm);8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm);7 11/16 in x 9 11/16 in (19.53 cm x 24.61 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Two Friends of the Museum

Subject matter
The subjects of this group portrait are Heather Brown, Mimi Brown, Bebe Brown Nixon, Laurie Brown (in order, left to right). The four women are indoors, standing in front of a closed door. Laurie has her arms crossed, while the others tuck their hands close to their thighs. The frame captures roughly three quarters of the figures' bodies. 

Physical Description
Group portrait of four women standing indoors. The woman on the right has her arms crossed. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Family
females
group portraits
groups
modern and contemporary art
sisters (siblings)
standing
women (female humans)

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