Photographic material includes prints, digital photographs, documents and digital video recordings, proofs, contact sheets, slides, negatives, video image stills, transparencies, and test shots. Photographs, including vintage photos, of Cowin's family include her parents, twin sister, husband, and in-laws. Also included are snapshots an portraits of Cowin. There are photographs of installations, press prints, artwork, and images for exhibition mock-ups. There are also several folders of "research photos" which were photographs Cowin took of film scenes she used as reference for her own photography and video work. There is also one folder of photographs of Cowin and scattered photographs of people at exhibitions, openings, and other events.
Arrangement:
The photographs of Eileen Cowin come first, followed by art photographs, then photographs loosely grouped by project and subject, and finally oversized photographs. The photographs within each grouping are arranged alphabetically. Folder titles in quotation marks indicates that the original folder heading was retained. Digital material is arranged in two electronic records in folders, as organized by Eileen Cowin.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
One box of correspondence with Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich and one box of correspondence with Robert Fichter are ACCESS RESTRICTED; use requires written permission.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Eileen Cowin papers, circa 1900-2020. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
