Object Details
Artist
Laura Gilpin, born Colorado Springs, CO 1891-died Santa Fe, NM 1979
Exhibition Label
Colorado native Laura Gilpin made photographs of Navaho and Pueblo Indians and many of the most spectacular sites in the Southwest, including archeological ruins. In her view of Colorado’s Pikes Peak, she pictured a landscape that increasingly faced modern-day intrusions: three airplanes in the sky, the town, and the newly built military airbase of Colorado Springs, below. Employing delicate platinum tones and a flat plane of focus, Gilpin created a dreamlike landscape.
A Democracy of Images: Photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2013
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro
Date
ca. 1926
Object number
1997.98
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photography-Photoprint
Medium
platinum print
Dimensions
sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (30.2 x 24.5 cm.)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Architecture\vehicle\airplane
Landscape\Colorado\Colorado Springs
Landscape\mountain\Pikes Peak
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1997.98