Accession Number2000/2.139.2
TitleDanville, Virginia
Artist(s)Emmet GowinArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1966Medium & Supportgelatin silver print on paperDimensions 4 5/16 in x 5 1/2 in (10.95 cm x 13.97 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952Subject matterEmmet Gowin studied under photographer Harry Callahan at Rhode Island School of Design, inspiring his early work. After his marriage to Edith Morris in 1964, he produced a series of photographs of her and her family in Danville, Virginia. The series focuses on the intimacy between his chosen subjects.
Physical DescriptionA photograph of two adolescents, one male, one female, standing side-by-side in front of an automobile.
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Keywords
Figures
adolescents
automobiles
boy
boys
car
figures (representations)
girl
girls
house
laundry
portraits
standing
trees