Mom and Dad, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Barbara Bosworth, Mom and Dad, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1998, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.18, © 1998, Barbara Bosworth
Barbara Bosworth, Mom and Dad, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 1998, gelatin silver print, 9 5823 18 in. (24.458.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan, 2008.2.18, © 1998, Barbara Bosworth

Artwork Details

Title
Mom and Dad, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Date
1998
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 5823 18 in. (24.458.7 cm)
Copyright
© 1998, Barbara Bosworth
Credit Line
Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — Colorado
  • Portrait group — family — spouses
  • Landscape — park — Rocky Mountain National Park
Object Number
2008.2.18

Artwork Description

Bosworth uses a distinctive method to make her panoramic photographs. She begins by exposing two, three, or four eight-by-ten-inch negatives in sequence, and then makes a contact print by setting the negatives side by side on a single sheet of photographic paper. The unexposed border of the film where the negatives meet appears as a black line. Although Bosworth could easily trim this mark away, she chooses not to hide the seam between each frame, preferring the evidence of her technique to remain visible. At a time when digital manipulation is becoming the norm, it is refreshing to encounter images that consciously draw attention to the photographic process and the manner of an image's creation.

Earth and Sky: Photographs by Barbara Bosworth exhibition label

Works by this artist (6 items)

Warren Mac Kenzie, Teapot, ca. 1980, stoneware and temmoku glaze with cane, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.2A-B
Teapot
Dateca. 1980
stoneware and temmoku glaze with cane
On view
Warren Mac Kenzie, Six-sided Lidded Pot, ca. 1980, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.5A-B
Six-sided Lidded Pot
Dateca. 1980
glazed stoneware
On view
Warren Mac Kenzie, Yunomi, ca. 1980, stoneware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.3
Yunomi
Dateca. 1980
stoneware and glaze
On view
Warren Mac Kenzie, Yunomi, ca. 1980, stoneware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.4
Yunomi
Dateca. 1980
stoneware and glaze
On view

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Bowl
Dateca. 1975
stoneware with feldspathic glaze
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Frank Boyden, Tom Coleman, Turban (Heron) Vessel, 1986, stoneware, manganese slip, and copper luster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Smithsonian Women's Committee, 1988.22
Turban (Heron) Vessel
Date1986
stoneware, manganese slip, and copper luster
On view
Marguerite Wildenhain, Saucer, ca. 1971, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alexander L. and Frances J. Pickens, 1991.161.5.1
Saucer
Dateca. 1971
glazed stoneware
On view
Richard DeVore, Untitled (#403) Vessel, 1983, multi-glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1989.8
Untitled (#403) Vessel
Date1983
multi-glazed stoneware
Not on view