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Cinnabar Mountain, Devil Slide

Cinnabar Mountain, Devil Slide

1880s
(American, 1853–1921)
America
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Image: 44.6 x 54.8 cm (17 9/16 x 21 9/16 in.); Paper: 45.4 x 55.6 cm (17 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1993.217
Location: not on view

Description

A gifted photographer, both aesthetically and technically, Haynes skillfully composed the various elements in this mammoth plate print depicting an expansive, arid landscape with the Cinnabar Mountains in the background. Railroad tracks diagonally cross the composition, providing visual vitality and narrative richness. The large glass negative and albumen printing process allowed Haynes to convey the panoramic view with clarity and fidelity, while responding to the scene’s stunning natural illumination. Beginning in the late 1870s, this Michigan-born artist spent most of his impressive career documenting the entire Northwest as the official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad until 1905.
  • ?–?
    The family of the artist
    ?–1993
    (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 6, 1993–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 193
    Nyerges, Alexander Lee, Ansel Adams, and James R. Guthrie. In Praise of Nature: Ansel Adams and Photographers of the American West. Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Art Institute, 1999. Plate 40, p. 73
  • 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).
    In Praise of Nature: Ansel Adams and Photographers of the American West. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1999-January 2, 2000); Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME (January 20-March 19, 2000).
    Industry and Photography: Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1997-March 1, 1998).
    Land of Sky and Water: 19th Century Photographs of the American West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14 - March 27, 1994).
  • {{cite web|title=Cinnabar Mountain, Devil Slide|url=false|author=Frank Jay Haynes|year=1880s|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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