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Emmet Gowin
(The Invention of Tragedy) Book Cover and Pages, Danville, Virginia1975

Not on view
Black and white photograph of partially burned book pages and sheet music remnants on a charred wooden surface, with legible text and musical notation visible amid fire damage
Artist or Maker
Emmet Gowin
Title
(The Invention of Tragedy) Book Cover and Pages, Danville, Virginia
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1975
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image (includes black border): 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.32 × 25.24 cm) Primary support: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm) Mat: 14 × 18 in. (35.56 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
AC1992.251.1
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography