Sarah Edmondson, St. Gabriel, Louisiana 9 - 2000

"Sarah Edmondson, St. Gabriel, Louisiana" is a 2000 photographic portrait by Deborah Luster. The image features a young woman, Sarah Edmondson, in a formal portrait-style pose. She is dressed in a dark velvet dress with a white collar and cuffs, and her hair is long and straight. The photograph’s style is reminiscent of 19th-century tintypes, with a sepia tone and visible scratches on the surface, reflecting Luster's interest in the history of photography and its connection to memory and identity. This work is part of Luster’s larger series, "A Southern Family," which documents a single family across three generations in rural Louisiana.