Tucson, Arizona, from the portfolio American Roads
Henry Wessel, Tucson, Arizona, from the portfolio American Roads, 1974, gelatin silver print, Gift of Arthur Taussig, © unknown, research required, 2012.10.20n
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- Title
Tucson, Arizona, from the portfolio American Roads
- Related Titles
portfolio: American Roads
- Artist
- Date
1974
- Medium
gelatin silver print
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 10 in x 15 in; sheet: 16 in x 19 7/8 in
- Collection Area
Photography
- Category
Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts
Photographs
- Object Type
photograph
portfolio
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of Arthur Taussig
- Accession Number
2012.10.20n
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Like fellow New Topographics participant Robert Adams, Henry Wessel was drawn to the powerful physical quality of the light of the American West, once observing that "it looked as though you could lean against it." Wessel's fascination with Western light prompted his move from the East Coast to California in 1971. At times employing irony in his photographs, he nonetheless also attempts to cast an objective eye on his subjects. After he makes his photographs, Wessel waits at least a year before selecting which negatives to print, explaining, "If you let some time go by before considering work that you have done, you move toward a more objective position in judging it."
- Exhibitions
2013 Ordinary World: American Landscape Photography and Modern Documentary Style Portland Art Museum
