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Currecanti Needle, Black Cañon of the Gunnison

Currecanti Needle, Black Cañon of the Gunnison

before 1880
(American, 1843–1942)
America, 19th century
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Image: 53.3 x 41.2 cm (21 x 16 1/4 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1985.45
Location: not on view

Description

Recognized as one of the foremost photographers of the American West, William Henry Jackson was introduced to the western landscape when he served as official photographer for the US Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories from 1870 to 1878. Photographed in Colorado for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, this image was produced during a period when Jackson specialized in landscape commissions for the railroads. Here the artist carefully recorded the details of receding railroad tracks, the gracefully curving Gunnison River, and the textures of an intriguing rock formation known as Currecanti Needle. At the same time, he exploited the inherent drama and romanticism of the landscape in order to entice travelers and settlers to the West.
  • Frederick Nims (General Agent Denver Rio Grande Railroad - inventoried into collection 1/1/[18]80)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 203
  • Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (6/24/07 - 9/16/07); "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art", no exhibition catalogue.
    CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."
    Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).
    CMA, January 14 - March 27, 1994: "Land of Sky and Water: 19th Century Photographs of the American West," Gallery 105, no exhibition catalogue.
    The Year in Review for 1985. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 12-April 20, 1986).
    CMA, February 12 - April 20, 1986: "Year in Review 1985," CMA Bulletin, 73 (Feb. 1986), p. 66, no. 104, repr. p. 54.
  • {{cite web|title=Currecanti Needle, Black Cañon of the Gunnison|url=false|author=William Henry Jackson|year=before 1880|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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