Maggie
Produced as a collaborative family effort by celebrated photographers
Emmet and Elijah Gowin, and with a text by Edith Gowin, Maggie brings
together two generations to honor a beloved, elderly aunt, 98 year old
Margaret Cooper. This beautifully printed book of 24 tritone and color
photographs features selections from Emmet Gowin's early photographs of
Maggie and her extended family from the 1960s and 1970s, which includes
both classic favorites and works that have never before been published.
Elijah Gowin contributes photographs from this series Hymnal of Dreams
(1994-2004) in which Maggie figures prominently in dreamlike and
whimsically constructed scenes. Edith Gowin's heartfelt introduction
weaves together personal recollections while also providing a cultural
backdrop for all the images. Together, father and son present an
extended portrait of a remarkable woman whose unique personality and
presence inspired two different generations. Maggie celebrates the ties
that bind time, place and family history.
Photographs by Emmet and Elijah Gowin. Introduction by Edith Gowin.
Tin Roof Press, Kansas City, 2008. 56 pp., 24 tritone and color illustrations., 11¼x10".
Photographs by Emmet and Elijah Gowin. Introduction by Edith Gowin.
Tin Roof Press, Kansas City, 2008. 56 pp., 24 tritone and color illustrations., 11¼x10".
Price: $50.00
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Emmet Gowin
RISD MFA '67 [Photography]
American photographer who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. Reminiscent of his teacher Harry Callahan's classic images of his wife Eleanor, Gowin early on focused often on his own wife Edith, in tranquil rural settings. He sometimes used a snapshot technique, attaining a circular pinhole‐like image by mounting a 10.2 × 12.7 cm (4 × 5 in) camera lens on a 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in) body. Later he created quietly evocative black‐and‐white aerial photographs of man‐scarred landscapes, from the USA to Czechoslovakia.
American photographer who studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. Reminiscent of his teacher Harry Callahan's classic images of his wife Eleanor, Gowin early on focused often on his own wife Edith, in tranquil rural settings. He sometimes used a snapshot technique, attaining a circular pinhole‐like image by mounting a 10.2 × 12.7 cm (4 × 5 in) camera lens on a 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in) body. Later he created quietly evocative black‐and‐white aerial photographs of man‐scarred landscapes, from the USA to Czechoslovakia.