Edith, Danville, Virginia

1963, printed 1980s

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows a person in an outdoor setting. The person is slightly turned to the right, looking into the distance with a neutral expression. They have short, curly hair and are wearing a dark-colored top. The background includes blurred trees or shrubs, indicating a natural outdoor environment with lighting. Shadows of branches fall across the person's face. No jewelry or objects are visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Charina Endowment Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.7 x 12.7 cm (7 3/4 x 5 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.24.1

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, Danville, Virginia 1963 / emmet gowin; across top in graphite: 1 [circled] 20 @ 5.6; by unknown hand, in upper right corner in graphite: EG.676

Wikidata ID

Q64147351

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