Yosemite Valley
2002
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View on museum website →Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 19 × 24.1 cm (7 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.) mount: 40.7 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy
Accession Number
2020.163.2
Art Historical Context
**Yosemite Valley**, a captivating gelatin silver print by contemporary photographer Mark Ruwedel was created in 2002 Measuring 19 × 24.1 cm on a larger 40.7 × 50.8 cm mount, this-and-white photograph captures the grandeur of California's Yosemite Valley, a site immortalized by earlier masters like Ansel Adams. Redel's choice of gelatin print—a classic darkroom process from the 19th century—highlights his to analog techniques, yielding tonal gradations and fine that evoke timeless depth and texture, even in our digital age. Yosemite Valley, established as a protected area in 1864 and later a ...
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...