Devil's Lookout: Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado
1997, printed 2003
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 37.5 × 48 cm (14 3/4 × 18 7/8 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
2020.163.48
Art Historical Context
Behold the stark majesty of *Devil's Lookout: Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Colorado* (1997, printed 2003), a captivating gelatin silver print by contemporary photographer Mark Ruwedel. Captured in Colorado's Black Canyon National Park, this image frames a vertiginous chasm carved by the Gunnison River, evoking the untamed power of the American West. Ruwedel's lens draws viewers to the precipitous edge, where sheer cliffs plunge into shadowed depths, highlighting nature's raw, unforgiving beauty amid a landscape long shaped by geological forces and human exploration. Crafted as a gelati...
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...