Capitol Reef, Utah
1962
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 12 × 7.25 cm (4 3/4 × 2 7/8 in.) mount: 25.4 × 18.9 cm (10 × 7 7/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Sharon Keim)
Accession Number
2015.19.5078.24
Art Historical Context
In 1962, renowned American photographer Minor White captured the stark beauty of *Capitol Reef, Utah a gelatin silver print that exemplifies his mastery of modernist landscape photography., a pivotal figure in-20th-century photography and co-founder of *Aperture* magazine, often transformed natural scenes into meditative symbols of inner experience. Shot in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park—famed for its colorful sandstone cliffs and monoclines formed over millions of years—this intimate image (12 × 7.25 cm) invites viewers to contemplate the interplay of light, shadow, and form amid the Ameri...
About the Artist
Minor White
Minor White (1908–1976) was an American photographer, editor, and educator who became one of the most influential figures in postwar American art photography. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he studied botany and English at the University of Minnesota before turning to photography in the late 1930s, working for the WPA and the Portland Art Museum. After serving in World War II, White studied at C...