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Yellowstone Canyon

c. 1932

Edd A. Ruggles

(American, 1880–1940)
Culture
America
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 25.9 x 25.7 cm (10 3/16 x 10 1/8 in.); Paper: 26.7 x 26.5 cm (10 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edd A. Ruggles 1972.1093
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Hired shortly before its formal opening in 1916, Ruggles was the Cleveland Museum of Art's photographer for 25 years. During that time he pursued his own work, photographing the American landscape and English architecture. In this tightly cropped composition of a steep canyon split by rushing water, he concentrated on the rugged beauty of the American West. The striking geological formations became sculptural through strong contrasts of light and shade. By eliminating the horizon line, Ruggles challenged the viewer's perception of scale and distance, enlivening the image with visual ambiguity.

Yellowstone Canyon

c. 1932

Edd A. Ruggles

(American, 1880–1940)
America

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