The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Edith, Newton, Pennsylvania
1999
(American, 1941-)
Image: 12.9 x 12.8 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
Gift of Friends of Photography 2002.102
Location: Not on view
Description
A long tradition exists among artists, especially 20th-century photographers, of using their spouses as both models and muses for extended periods of time. Gowin, who has periodically photographed his wife, Edith, since their marriage in 1964, has captured her resonance and emotional strength in a wide range of deeply personal images of unconventional poses made as a part of everyday life. Gift of Friends of Photography 2002.102- Portraiture: American Photography 1960 to the Present. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 1-September 13, 2009).The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/01/2009 - 09/13/2009); "Portraiture: American Photography 1960 to the Present"
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