Artful Geneologies Render Them: Danville, Virginia

1976

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

An open, weathered book is displayed with insects resting on its discolored pages, including beetles, moths, and other insects. The image has a monochromatic color palette in shades of grey, adding a vintage appearance. The book is positioned centrally with its spine running vertically down the center, while the insects are scattered across both pages on a rough, textured surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Fern M. Schad

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.5 × 24.6 cm (7 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.4 × 25.3 cm (8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.143.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fern M. Schad, New York; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: ARTFUL GENEOLOGIES RENDER THEM: / DANVILLE VIRGINIA 1976 / mono print 1976 Emmet Gowin; by unknown hand, upper left: RWFA2238; upper right: 3 [circled] azo / 20 + 20 / + B[urn] / Dec. 12. 1976; lower center: matt 14 x 15 1/2 - window 7 1/2 x 9 1/2; mat guides in graphite, across bottom and right

Wikidata ID

Q64147357

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