Edith and Berry Necklace, Danville, Virginia
1971
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 19.7 × 24.5 cm (7 3/4 × 9 5/8 in.) sheet: 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Robert B. Menschel
Accession Number
2022.154.10
Art Historical Context
Emmet Gowin's *Edith and Berry Necace, Danville, Virginia* (1971) is a tender gelatin silver print capturing an intimate portrait of the artist's wife, Edith, adorned with a delicate necklace crafted from berries. Shot in the rural landscapes of Danville, Virginia, this exemplifies Gowin's lifelong devotion to photographing his family, transforming everyday moments into poetic meditations on love, nature, and domestic life. His work emerged during the 1970, a time when fine art photography was gaining prominence in museums, bridging personal documentary styles with lyrical abstraction. The ge...
About the Artist
Emmet Gowin
Emmet Gowin (born 1941) is an American photographer whose work spans intimate domestic portraiture and large-scale aerial landscape photography, combining a deeply personal vision with a sustained engagement with the American land and its transformation by human activity. Born in Danville, Virginia, he studied at the Richmond Professional Institute before pursuing graduate work at the Rhode Island...