Storm over the Bonneville Salt Flats, Tooele County, Utah
1990, printed 2019
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inkjet print
Dimensions
image: 60.96 × 186.69 cm (24 × 73 1/2 in.) sheet: 81.28 × 207.01 cm (32 × 81 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Stuart D. Klipper
Accession Number
2019.110.1
Art Historical Context
In *Storm over the Bonneville Flats, Tooele, Utah* (1990, printed 2019), photographer D. Klipper captures dramatic moment of nature's fury across one of America's most otherworldly landscapes. The Bonneville Salt Flats, a expanse of cracked, blinding-white playa in western Utah, stretch endlessly under a brooding storm sky. Formed by prehistoric Lake Bonneville's evaporation around 10,000 years, these flats are not only a geological marvel but also a site for land-speed records, evoking both timeless serenity and sudden tempests. Klipper's inkjet print masterfully translates this panoramic vi...