Laura Gilpin
Artist
Anne Noggle
(American, 1922 - 2005)
Date1978
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 × 12 7/8 in. (22.2 × 32.7 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Mrs. E. V. Lambert in memory of Laura Gilpin, 1981
Object number1981.16.1
DescriptionPortrait of the photographer Laura Gilpin in profile. She is pictured as an elderly woman with white hair, glasses and white sweater. She holds a reflective pose with her hands clasped under her chin and her eyes are cast downward.eMuseum Notes
During her time as a Curator of Photography at the New Mexico Museum of Art, Noggle worked with photographer William Cift to organize a solo exhibition of Gilpin's work in 1974 that traveled extensively. She included Gilpin in the exhibition and produced the book Women of Photography: An Historical Survey, (1975).
The portrait features Laura Gilpin, (1891-1979), a significant figure in the history of photography and an important role model for women photographers in the 1970's. Gilpin lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1946 to 1979, and was a key figure in the photo community. Noggle took this photograph the year before Gilpin's death.
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