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Deborah Luster ECPPF 40 Transylvania Prison Silver Gelatin Photograph 19/25
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Up for sale today is this Deborah Luster ECPPF 40 Transylvania Prison Silver Gelatin Limited Edition Photograph. This is numbered on the reverse 19/25 from the Catherine Edelman Gallery Chicago IL. The photo is in a solid wood black frame on black board. The silver emulsion on aluminum photo measures 5.5" x 4".
In the aftermath of her mother’s unsolved murder, Deborah Luster became
obsessed with the effects of violence and crime on families and society.
In 1998, she began a multiyear project making portraits of inmates at
several prisons in Louisiana, including the maximum-security
penitentiary at Angola, where many serve life sentences. Working against
the dehumanizing nature of the prison system, Luster hoped “to
photograph people who happened to be in prison” in a way that would
personalize them. Some performed playful or threatening poses for the
camera, while others appeared in costumes or masks alluding to the
prisons’ Mardi Gras and holiday celebrations; several held prized
possessions, such as pictures of friends and family. The portraits are
printed on aluminum plates, evocative of 19th-century tintypes, and bear
inscriptions with information provided by each sitter, such as their
names and length of sentences or their number of children.
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