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Darkroom
Darkroom
Darkroom

Darkroom

Artist (American, 1922 - 2005)
Date1981
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 1/8 × 16 1/8 in. (28.3 × 41 cm)
Support: 14 × 16 7/8 in. (35.6 × 42.9 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of the Anne Noggle Foundation, 2016
Object number2016.2.9
DescriptionIn foreground, woman’s face in profile with downcast eyes and mouth. She is wearing a light-colored shirt with a prominent rip at the top seam on her right shoulder, which is also in foreground. In the background the outlines of a door are visible.
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Known for her imaginative and honest self-portraits, Anne Noggle shares a bleak moment in this image made in her photographic darkroom. The light falling on her face emphasizes lines and spots, a kind of map of her journeys through life. Her torn shirt and somber expression, along with the title of the picture, create an unmistakable mood of despair.
In a conversation with Katherine Ware, Noggle’s friend and studio assistant Jim Holbrook said that Noggle had a darkroom in her garage. This picture was taken after Noggle’s girlfriend Nancy Barry had left and Noggle was depressed about the breakup.
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