Karen Halverson
Hite Crossing, Lake Powell, Utah1988
Ektacolor print
11 1/2 x 23 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation
As a modern-day explorer in the American West, Halverson balances natural and man-made beauty. Leaving her camera shutter open for a longer period of time blurs the waters of Lake Powell. The unexpected brightness of the sandstone shore comes from an artificial source, the headlights of the photographer’s car.
