The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Portrait with My Sister

1980

Anne Noggle

(American, 1922–2005)
America
gelatin silver print
Gift of Cal Kowal and Anita Douthat 2022.329
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Anne Noggle photographed the before, after, and healing process of her facelift in 1975, which shocked many people.

Description

Five years after her facelift, Noggle took a double portrait of herself and her sister, Mary Pease. They both pull back their skin to make it look tauter and themselves look younger. “I’ve always been fascinated by something about my face,” said Noggle, “and it’s interesting to see the change and reverse them but at the same time see that they’re taking place anyway.”
  • ?-2022
    Cal Kowal [1944-], Alexandria, KY, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 5, 2022-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.329