Emmet Gowin

Aeration Pond, Toxic Water Treatment Facility, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Maker

Emmet Gowin (American, b. 1941), (RISD MFA 1967, Photography)

Title

Aeration Pond, Toxic Water Treatment Facility, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Year

1989

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gelatin silver

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 24.6 x 24.3 cm (9 11/16 x 9 9/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2009.108.2

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

America in View
Landscape Photography 1865 to Now
Sep 21, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013

Label copy

Emmet Gowin’s carefully constructed prints of man-made scars in the natural landscape seductively draw us in to examine what these lushly patterned and toned images represent. Predating Google Earth, these photographs are shot from the air and provide information about the environment that questions our role as stewards of the planet. A master darkroom printer, Gowin makes images come alive through hand-toning. Each print is transformed from grayscale into hues ranging from warm highlights to cool shadows, emphasizing the illusion of three-dimensionality.

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Tombstone

Emmet Gowin (American, b. 1941)
Aeration Pond, Toxic Water Treatment Facility, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1989
Toned gelatin silver print
Image: 24.6 x 24.3 cm (9 11/16 x 9 9/16 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2009.108.2

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