The Brown Sisters, Ipswich, Massachusetts 2003

"The Brown Sisters, Ipswich, Massachusetts" is a black and white photograph taken by Nicholas Nixon in 2003. The photograph depicts four women, the Brown sisters, standing in front of a blurred background. Nixon is known for his "The Brown Sisters" series which began in 1975 and consists of annual portraits of his wife and her three sisters. This photograph is one of the later images in the series and captures the women in their middle age. The series has become a powerful chronicle of the passage of time and the changes that occur in family relationships, particularly those of women, over the years. The series has been widely exhibited and is considered a significant work in contemporary photography.