Park City 94
1979
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gelatin silver print
Dimensions
sheet: 20.1 x 25.4 cm (7 15/16 x 10 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Joshua P. Smith Collection
Accession Number
2001.128.19
Art Historical Context
**Park City 94**, a 1979 gelatin silver by Lewis Baltz, the stark transformation of the American landscape during a period of rapid suburban and industrial expansion. Measuring 20.1 x 25.4 cm, this photograph belongs to Baltz's seminal *Park City* series, meticulously documents construction sites and earthmoving operations in Park City, Utah. Baltz, a leading figure in the New Top movement of the 197s, adopted a cool, objective style to portray man-altered environments, challenging romantic notions of untouched wilderness. The gelatin silver print medium—Baltz's preferred black-and-white proc...
About the Artist
Lewis Baltz
Lewis Baltz (1945–2014) was born on September 12 in Newport Beach, California, where he developed an early passion for photography, beginning seriously at age 12. His father passed away when he was 11, an event that marked his childhood. Baltz pursued formal training at Monterey Peninsula College in 1967, followed by a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1969 and an MFA from Claremont Grad...