Artist
Elijah Gowin(American, born 1967)American, born 1967
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Moth Catcher
Date1998
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage: 15 × 15 in. (38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2014.943
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Houston Center for Photography Print Auction, Houston, 2000, lot 40]; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston; given to MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on sheet verso in pencil: MOTH CATCHER, 1998
Signed in pencil on verso upper left: Elijah Gowin
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