Sugar Pine Tree, Yosemite, CA, April 2, 2012
2012
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View on museum website →Medium
daguerreotype
Dimensions
image: 21.59 × 16.51 cm (8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.) framed: 34.61 × 28.89 × 3.81 cm (13 5/8 × 11 3/8 × 1 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund
Accession Number
2013.54.1
Art Historical Context
Behold the majestic *Sugar Pine Tree, Yosemite, CA, April2, 2012*, a stunning daguerreotype by contemporary artist Binh Danh created in 2012 and now housed in the National Gallery of Art. Measuring 21.59 × 16.51 cm, this intimate yet monumental image captures the towering form of a sugar pine—one of Yosemite's iconic giants—bathed in the park's timeless light. Yosemite National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated since the 19th century for inspiring artists like Ansel Adams, here finds renewed reverence through Danh's lens. What sets this work apart is its medium: the daguerreotype,...