Emmet Gowin
Nancy and Dwayne, Danville, Virginia

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Artist Emmet Gowin (American, born 1941)American, born 1941

CultureAmerican

Titles

Nancy and Dwayne, Danville, Virginia

Date1970

Place depictedDanville, Virginia, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall: 6 × 6 in. (15.2 × 15.2 cm)
Frame: 16 3/4 × 20 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (42.5 × 52.7 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores

Object number76.273

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Target Collection of American Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Description

Emmet Gowin has drawn
inspiration from the people and environment of his hometown of Danville,
Virginia throughout his career. The children shown here are Nancy and Dwayne
Wells, brother and sister, and nephew and niece to Gowin. The odd dichotomy of
innocence and provocation in this picture can be perceived as sexually
suggestive or as an image of family intimacy.

Provenance[Light Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1976.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Manes Center of the Union of Czechoslovak Creative Artists, Progue, c/o U.S.I.A., Washington, D.C. for "The 150th Anniversary of the Invention of Photography: Prague 1989," from Aug. 1 to Sep. 30, 1989 (LN:89.10).
Exhibited "Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988 (LN:89.10)

Exhibited "Target Collection of American Photography: A Century in Pictures",
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston December 3 - February 25, 2007
Austin Museum of Art May 19 - August 12, 2007
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi June 5 - August 24, 2008

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