The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Lower Colorado Desert: Parallel Trails to the River

Lower Colorado Desert: Parallel Trails to the River

2001
(American, b. 1954)
America, 21st century
gelatin silver print
Paper: 20.4 x 25.4 cm (8 1/16 x 10 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2010.277
Location: not on view

Description

In his photographs, Ruwedel explores the impact of humanity on the American West in both the distant and recent past. In the series Desert Houses, ruins of houses inhabit the arid landscape. Similarly, Ice Age documents traces of human activity on the landscape, from worn footpaths to ancient campsites. These fading records of interaction with the land stand as a testament to both human endeavor and geological process.
  • 2001-?
    Mark Ruwedel (the artist) [1954-]
    ?-2010
    (Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA)
    November 29, 2010
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Contemporary Landscape Photography. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-August 14, 2011).
  • {{cite web|title=Lower Colorado Desert: Parallel Trails to the River|url=false|author=Mark Ruwedel|year=2001|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.277