The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

The Gay Divorcée

1979

Anne Noggle

(American, 1922–2005)
America
gelatin silver print
Gift of Cal Kowal and Anita Douthat 2022.333
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Anne Noggle comes so close to her sitters that the image has a claustrophobic feel for the viewer.

Description

“To look straight into a face and find the pulse of what it is to be human, that is what fuels me,” wrote Noggle. “That is the sum of my mind and my longing. I am always aware of our unceasing engagement with time and space—our ultimate limitations—translated into life and death.”
  • ?-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
  • {{cite web|title=The Gay Divorcée|url=false|author=Anne Noggle|year=1979|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.333