Emmet Gowin: Photographs - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0876330855 ISBN 13: 9780876330852

Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1990

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Emmet Gowin earned his MFA in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1967, after studying graphic design as an undergraduate. His black-and-white photographs have been exhibited in the United States and abroad, including solo exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Corcorcan Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art; and Escape Photographie Marie de Paris. Gowin’s work is included in major museum collections worldwide; he has published more than six monographs; and he has been awarded several honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Pew Fellowship for the Arts, and the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Review:

This catalog showcases Gowin's brilliant versatility, from intimate studies of his wife and family to aerial shots of environmental woes to more recent abstract composites. – American Photo

An in-depth look at one of America's most overlooked photographers. – The Guardian

provides a thorough examination of his creative practice as it evolved over nearly five decades...The images range from memorable documents of his wife’s family in rural Virginia to aerial landscapes of Earth. – The New York Times

Gowin's images of his wife manage to combine reverie and reality, veneration and humility. – The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0876330855
• ISBN 13: 9780876330852
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 127