Child's Dress in Tree Trunk

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© Elijah Gowin. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Child's Dress in Tree Trunk
© Elijah Gowin. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (American, born 1967)
Date1997
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 9 15/16 in. × 10 in. (25.2 × 25.4 cm) Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Wynant J. Williams '35 Art Collection Fund
Object number2020.8.11
Not on view
Description"Elijah Gowin’s photographs have been exhibited internationally. His work is represented in the collections of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Center for Creative Photography, among others. He participated in Light Work’s Artist-in-Residence Program in 1998." (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 Marks: "Kodak Professional / Paper ● Papier ● Papel" on verso printed repeatedly across sheet.
Signature Signed and dated by the artist "2001 Elijah Gowin" on verso at upper right in ink.
Inscribed "CHILD'S DRESS IN TREE TRUNK, 1997 . LIGHT WORK EDITION" on verso at upper center in ink.
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