Nicholas Nixon: The Brown Sisters

Begun in 1975, this annual portrait series shows the artist’s wife and her three sisters. Seen together, the series is a deeply moving portrait of family, connection, and time.

Black and white photograph of four women standing shoulder to shoulder in a garden
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four young women with long hair standing in front of a clapboard wall
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four young women seated outdoors on grass
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four young women dressed in sweaters standing under a cloudy sky
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four young women standing on a sunny beach with the ocean on the horizon
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four women standing looking slightly down at the viewer
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four women with arms around each other standing in front of a blank wall
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four women standing outside
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four middle-aged women with two looking into the distance and two looking at the viewer
Black-and-white photographic portrait of four older women with their arms around each other standing in front of a curtained window
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