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Artist:
Barbara Bosworth, born Cleveland, OH 1953  Search this
Medium:
gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
9 5/8 x 23 in. (24.4 x 58.4 cm)
Type:
Photography-Photoprint
Date:
2001
Exhibition Label:
The National Register of Big Trees records the size and location of the largest individuals of over seven hundred species found in the United States. Although Bosworth has tracked more than one hundred of these trees across the continent, she is as concerned with capturing the feeling of the surrounding landscape as describing the particular details of each tree. We are shown only the base of the coast redwood's trunk; a figure nearly hidden in the undergrowth offers the only indication of its height, which reaches over three hundred feet above the forest floor. Redwoods and giant sequoias have long been highlights for summer tourists, but the champion western redcedar is perhaps a more telling example of the fate of many of these natural landmarks. It was discovered within a stand of old-growth forest that was being clear-cut, and now remains as a lone sentinel guarding a deserted landscape. While some of these champions are protected within national or state parks and forests, Bosworth has been more frequently drawn to the commonplace locations where the majority are found: backyards, rural crossroads, parking lots, and housing developments.Earth and Sky: Photographs by Barbara Bosworth exhibition label
Topic:
Landscape\Colorado  Search this
Landscape\tree\ash tree  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan
Copyright:
© 2001, Barbara Bosworth
Object number:
2008.2.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7450b3ac2-2b72-4244-a891-78f3e06a157a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2008.2.2