The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Santa Fe Summer No. 2

1976

Anne Noggle

(American, 1922–2005)
America
gelatin silver print
Gift of Cal Kowal and Anita Douthat 2022.331
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Some photographers purposely blur their shots.

Description

This scene of a middle-aged woman posing beneath an umbrella like a bathing beauty from the 1920s in a large backyard could be bucolic. However, it takes on an eerie feel thanks to the blur and the odd highlights caused by the photographer’s use of flash. “The image I seek is of youth betrayed by age,” said Noggle, “of spirit so strong but fragile with time.”
  • ?-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/2022.331