Mary Douglas, Yosemite Plate, 1987, commercial copper plate, primer, oil paint, patina, and wax, 1 x 9 in. (2.5 x 22.9 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1998.113.2
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Yosemite Plate
- Artist
- Date
- 1987
- Location
- Dimensions
- 1 x 9 in. (2.5 x 22.9 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the artist
- Mediums Description
- commercial copper plate, primer, oil paint, patina, and wax
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Landscape — California
- Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
- Landscape — waterfall — Yosemite Falls
- Object Number
- 1998.113.2
Artwork Description
Mary Douglas replicated a black-and-white photograph, such as Ansel Adams or Edward Weston might have made, of one of our most famous national parks. The hand-painted scene makes the experience of the park a personal one, even as it borrows from famous images of Yosemite.