Comox Logging and Railway Company
2002
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 37.5 × 47.5 cm (14 3/4 × 18 11/16 in.) mount: 60.96 × 71.12 cm (24 × 28 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy
Accession Number
2020.163.26
Art Historical Context
Mark Ruwedel's *Comox Logging Railway Company* (2002) is a striking gelatin silver print that captures the haunting remnants of industrial ambition in Canada's rugged landscapes. Measuring 37.5 × 47.5 cm on a larger 60.96 × 71.12 cm mount, this exemplifies Ruwedel's style: meticulous documentation of abandoned human interventions in the natural world. As a master of landscape photography, Ruwedel often explores the American West and beyond, photographing faded railroads, mines, and logging sites with a quiet, almost archaeological precision reminiscent of 19th-century survey photographers like...
About the Artist
Mark Ruwedel
Mark Ruwedel, born on June 11, 1954, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, initially pursued painting, earning a BFA from Kutztown State College in 1978. He transitioned to photography during this time, later obtaining an MFA from Concordia University in Montreal in 1983. Working as a custom printer in Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1980 honed his technical skills before he relocated to Canada, where he taught a...