Edith, Newtown, Pennsylvania

1998

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows a person standing from the waist up. They are facing slightly to the side, with their head turned to the left, looking into the distance. The person has defined facial features and medium-length dark hair tucked behind their ears, with some hair falling loose near the face. They are wearing a dark, shiny, button-up garment that resembles a cape or cloak. The background is a plain wall with soft lighting and a partial view of a closed louvered door on the right side. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or items in their hands.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.2 x 16.2 cm (6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.24.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Emmet Gowin, Newtown, PA; (Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2012.

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

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Edith, Newtown, Pennsylvania 1998 / emmet gowin; lower left corner in graphite: Quaker Silk; across top in graphite: Softr 2 [circled] 12 @ 11; by unknown hand, in upper right corner in graphite: EG.675

Wikidata ID

Q64147352

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