Emmet Gowin

Rennie Booher in her coffin
1972

A black and white photograph depicting an elderly person lying in an ornate coffin with a satin interior. The coffin is placed in a room with a window in the background, allowing natural light to illuminate the scene. The person is dressed in dark clothing with a brooch, and the coffin is adorned with sheer drapery. The overall atmosphere of the image is somber and reflective.

A black and white photograph depicting an elderly person lying in an ornate coffin with a satin interior. The coffin is placed in a room with a window in the background, allowing natural light to illuminate the scene. The person is dressed in dark clothing with a brooch, and the coffin is adorned with sheer drapery. The overall atmosphere of the image is somber and reflective.

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Date
1972

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 8 × 10in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
2020.168

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Marcia L. Due and Jerry L. Thompson

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Emmet Gowin
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