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Artist/Maker
Elijah Gowin
(American, born 1967)
Publisher
Light Work, Syracuse, NY
Date2002
MediumArchival inkjet print
DimensionsImage: 12 × 12 in. (30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 14 × 14 in. (35.6 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Wynant J. Williams '35 Art Collection Fund
Object number2020.8.10
Not on view
Description"This image comes from Elijah Gowin’s series Hymnal of Dreams (1994-2004), in which his beloved aunt Margaret Cooper is featured prominently in dreamlike and whimsically constructed scenes. Gowin uses photography to speak about ritual, landscape, and memory." (SOURCE: Light Work, Syracuse, NY)
Additional Details
Provenance
2020: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by purchase from Light Work, Syracuse, NY.
Markings
No marking noted.
Signature
Signed "Elijah Gowin" on verso at upper left in pencil.
Inscribed
"25/25" on verso at upper left in pencil;
"Lightwork Edition" on verso at upper center in pencil.
"Lightwork Edition" on verso at upper center in pencil.
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