Currecanti Needle, Black Cañon of the Gunnison [Colorado]

1879-94

William Henry Jackson

born Keeseville, New York, 1843; died New York City, 1942

Albumen silver print from glass plate negative

21 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (54 x 42.5 cm)

Gift of Dr. R. Doan

86.17

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, 200 Photographs from the Museum Collection, Dec. 8, 1983 - Feb. 5, 1984. Text by Rod Slemmons. No cat. no. (no object number).

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The American Landscape's 'Quieter Spirit': Early Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church. June 25 - Oct. 16, 2005. Text by Patricia Junker.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Beauty and Bounty: American Art in the Age of Exploration, June 30, 2011 - Sept. 11, 2011. No catalogue.

Published ReferencesSlemmons, Rod. Photography in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 1990; cat. no. 1, pp. 7-9, reproduced on cover.

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