Mining Exploration near Carson City, Nevada

1988

Emmet Gowin

Associated Names
Emmet Gowin

Artist, American, born 1941

This is a photograph of a desert landscape with a series of spiral and linear pathways. The image shows an aerial view of the terrain, with intricate lines etched into the soil. The pathways traverse through varied terrain, some sparsely vegetated with signs of flat arid desert, and others showing slightly elevated landforms. The predominant color is a muted, earthy tone, suggesting a dusty environment typical of arid regions. The pathways form complex, interconnected shapes, adding elegance to the natural landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane P. Watkins

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.5 × 25 cm (9 5/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 7/8 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.185.8

  • 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: 25.

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: Emmet Gowin; by artist, old Agfa 4[circled] soft 25@8- +25[^]2; lower center in graphite: MINING EXPLORATION near CARSON CITY, NEVADA, 1988; by unknown hand, top right in graphite: EG.227.15; bottom left in graphite: EG 227.

Wikidata ID

Q64147368

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