Earth and Sky: Photographs by Barbara Bosworth

Media - 2008.2.8 - SAAM-2008.2.8_1 - 67821

Barbara Bosworth, National Champion Valley Oak, California, 1994, 1994, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Haluk and Elisa Soykan © 1994, Barbara Bosworth

Nature’s strength, endurance, and fragility are captured in the dynamic work of Barbara Bosworth (b. 1953). Best known for her photographs of National Champion trees — the largest identified example of each species in the United States — Bosworth creates panoramic images using a unique method that combines multiple large-format negatives in a single print. 

Description

The exhibition, which celebrates a recent gift of the artist's work, features thirty-nine of Bosworth's photographs, including The Bitterroot River, an extended narrative sequence that deals with loss and recovery, and her most recent color photographs of songbirds and the New England landscape surrounding her home near Boston. While Bosworth's subjects appear direct and straightforward, her images are notable for their grace and emotional resonance. Surveying two decades of her photographs, this exhibition reveals an artist who speaks with singular passion and sentiment for the American landscape. Toby Jurovics, curator for photography, is the exhibition curator.

Visiting Information

June 19, 2008 November 11, 2008
Open Daily, 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m
Free Admission

Credit

Haluk Soykan and Elisa Frederickson generously donated the photographs in this exhibition. The Bernie Stadiem Endowment Fund supports the exhibition of Earth and Sky: Photographs by Barbara Bosworth.

Online Gallery

Media - 2008.2.2 - SAAM-2008.2.2_1 - 67815
National Champion Singleleaf Ash, Colorado, 2001
Date2001
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.3 - SAAM-2008.2.3_1 - 67816
National Champion Western Redcedar, Washington, 1993
Date1993
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.4 - SAAM-2008.2.4_1 - 67817
National Champion Saguaro, Arizona, 2001
Date2001
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.5 - SAAM-2008.2.5_1 - 67818
National Champion Blackjack Oak, Georgia, 1999
Date1999
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.7 - SAAM-2008.2.7_1 - 67820
National Champion Coast Redwood, California, 1994
Date1994
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.8 - SAAM-2008.2.8_1 - 67821
National Champion Valley Oak, California, 1994
Date1994
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.9 - SAAM-2008.2.9_1 - 67822
National Champion Elliottia, Georgia, 2002
Date2002
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.10 - SAAM-2008.2.10_1 - 67823
Former National Champion American Elm, Kansas, 2001
Date2001
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.13 - SAAM-2008.2.13_1 - 67826
Swallows, Platte River, Nebraska
Date1991
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.11 - SAAM-2008.2.11_1 - 67824
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Date1989
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.14 - SAAM-2008.2.14_1 - 67827
Wynoochee Falls, Olympic National Forest, Washington
Date1993
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.15 - SAAM-2008.2.15_1 - 67828
Latourelle Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Date1993
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.16 - SAAM-2008.2.16_1 - 67829
Rattlesnake Creek, Missoula, Montana
Date1996
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.17 - SAAM-2008.2.17_1 - 67830
Skalkaho Falls, Sapphire Mountains, Montana
Date1999
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.18 - SAAM-2008.2.18_1 - 67831
Mom and Dad, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Date1998
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.29 - SAAM-2008.2.29_1 - 67854
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.29 - SAAM-2008.2.29_1 - 67854
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.30 - SAAM-2008.2.30_1 - 67855
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.31 - SAAM-2008.2.31_1 - 67865
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.32 - SAAM-2008.2.32_1 - 67856
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.33 - SAAM-2008.2.33_1 - 67857
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.34 - SAAM-2008.2.34_1 - 67858
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.35 - SAAM-2008.2.35_1 - 67859
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.36 - SAAM-2008.2.36_1 - 67860
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.37 - SAAM-2008.2.37_1 - 67861
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.38 - SAAM-2008.2.38_1 - 67862
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.39 - SAAM-2008.2.39_1 - 67863
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.40 - SAAM-2008.2.40_1 - 67864
Untitled, from the series The Bitterroot River
Date1995-1997
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.19 - SAAM-2008.2.19_1 - 67848
Black-billed Cuckoo
Date2005
chromogenic print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.20 - SAAM-2008.2.20_1 - 67849
Grackle
Date2004
chromogenic print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.22 - SAAM-2008.2.22_1 - 67851
Indigo Bunting
Date2003
chromogenic print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.23 - SAAM-2008.2.23_1 - 67852
Blue-winged Warbler
Date2003
chromogenic print
Not on view
Media - 2008.2.24 - SAAM-2008.2.24_1 - 67853
Two Eastern Phoebes
Date2004
chromogenic print
Not on view

Artists

Barbara Bosworth
born Cleveland, OH 1953

Photographer Barbara Bosworth focuses on landscape photography and is particularly interested in the interrelatedness of man and the natural environment.