Deborah Luster (B.1951) Gelatin Silver Print 'Prisoners Of Louisiana'

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Gelatin silver print on aluminum, "Count," no. 23, from the series "One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana," signed verso Deborah Luster (American, b.1951), numbered 13/ 25, dated 3.19.'99, inscribed "L.S.P., Angola, Louisiana, d.o.c. # 62167, d.o.b. 2.12.'41, p.o.b. New Orleans, entered L.S.P. 1959, RC Dorm, work: kitchen," plate: approx 5"h, 4"w, accompanied by easel frame, approx 5.75"h, 5"w, 0.75lbs Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.