Pivot Irrigation, near the One Hundred Circle Farm and the McNary Dam on the Columbia River, Washington

1991

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

The image shows a series of large, circular fields arranged in a grid-like pattern from an aerial point of view. The horizon line is high in the background, blending into a hazy distance transitioning to a lighter tone representing the sky. There are no visible objects or structures along the horizon. The coloring is predominantly sepia and dark tones, enhancing the circles' visual depth and structure. Each circle is dark with lighter straight lines running diagonally across some, suggesting paths or roads. The composition blends natural elements with an ordered aesthetic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane P. Watkins

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.9 × 24.8 cm (9 13/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 27.9 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.185.4

  • Series Title

    Changing the Earth

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Emmet Gowin, Newton, PA; (Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York), 2015; NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Reynolds, Jock. Emmet Gowin: Changing the Earth: Aerial Photographs. New Haven, 2002: 33.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Emmet Gowin; by artist, top right in graphite: 30 June 1992; top center in graphite: Apo N[circled] 12 @5.6 1+5; lower center in graphite: NEW / title / CTE / PIVOT IRRIGATION NEAR the ONE HUNDRED CIRCLE FARM and the MCNARY DAM ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER. / PIVOT IRRIGATION NEAR MCNARY DAM ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER. / WASHINGTON, 1991; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: EG.283.8

Wikidata ID

Q64147364

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