Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia
Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia
Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia
Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia

Currently not on view

Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia,

1971

Emmet Gowin, born 1941, Danville, VA; active Princeton, NJ
TC2023.111.518

Information

Title
Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia
Dates

1971

Maker
Emmet Gowin
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)
Credit Line
The Emmet Gowin Archive, gift of Emmet and Edith Gowin and Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
TC2023.111.518
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Virginia, Danville

Signatures
Titled, dated, and signed in graphite, lower center on verso: Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia 1971 | Emmet Gowin
Inscription
Processing notes, in graphite, upper on verso Inscribed in graphite, upper right on verso: EG 655 Inscribed in graphite, lower left on verso: EG 655
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs

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