Edith, Danville, Virginia

1971

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows a person behind a screen door, revealing their entire body from head to toe. The person is facing forward, with short dark hair and a neutral facial expression. They are wearing a patterned garment. Bare feet are visible through the screen door. The setting is a rustic porch with a wooden ceiling, a light fixture hanging from it, and objects on the railing including a jug and a hanging bag. The background shows a grassy area and trees.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.67.83

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; NGA purchase, 2001.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Bibliography

1976

  • Emmet Gowin: Photographs. New York, 1976, 45.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: EDITH, DANVILLE, VIRGINIA 1971 / Emmet Gowin; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 150

Wikidata ID

Q64147348

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