Gwen Akin
Gwen Akin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 75–76) |
| Occupation | Photographer. |
| Spouse | Allan Ludwig |
Gwen Akin (born 1950) is an American photographer.
Akin is known for her work photographing 19th-century medical specimens that were shot at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, United States. The photographic series were printed using a platinum print process, that gave the morbid specimens of body parts and medical abnormalities a "romantic beauty".[1][2] The series was created in collaboration with her former husband, Allan Ludwig.[3]
Akin's work has been exhibited at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art,[4][5] the New Museum of Contemporary Art,[6] the New Mexico Museum of Art,[7] White Columns,[8] among other venues.
Her work is included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,[9] the Harry Ransom Center,[10] the Center for Creative Photography,[11] and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.[12]
References
- ^ Heartney, Eleanor (1 June 2003). "ART/ARCHITECTURE; Is the Body More Beautiful When It's Dead?". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ Friederici, Peter (26 January 1986). "On the Cusp of Science and Art". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ Longman, Jeré (19 December 2025). "Allan Ludwig, 'Founding Father' of Gravestone Studies, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Exhibiting Artist Index". Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Pictures Show Women's Journey". Chicago Tribune. 9 February 1997. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Gwen Akin". New Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Gwen Akin, American, born 1970". New Mexico Museum of Art. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "White Room: Gwen Akin and Allan Ludwig". White Columns. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Gwen Akin | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org.
- ^ "Photography Collections Database". norman.hrc.utexas.edu.
- ^ "Gwen Akin". ccp-emuseum.catnet.arizona.edu.
- ^ "Gwen Akin Fetus No. 3". mfah.org.