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| Edith, Danville, Virginia 1978 |
Edith
Nine Portraits by Emmet Gowin
This portrait (Edith, Danville, Virginia, 1978) is one from a series Gowin made of his wife and their family over more than three decades. In the tradition of Alfred Stieglitz’s famed photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe and Harry Callahan’s photographs of Eleanor Callahan, Gowin has created a collective portrait of his wife Edith, revealed in different moments, situations, and ages, that transcends any single depiction of her likeness. Here Edith’s parted legs add an erotic charge to the portrait, while her downward gaze and unabashed pose convey a confidence in her role as muse and an intimate trust in the photographer-subject relationship.
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| Edith, Ruth and Mae, Danville, Virginia 1967 |
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| Edith, Chincotague, Virginia 1967 |
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| Edith and Elijah, Danville, Virginia 1968 |
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| Edith and Elijah 1968 |
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| Edith, Danville 1971 |
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| Edith and Isaac 1974 |
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| Edith, Newton, Pennsylvania 1995 |
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