Basin Mountain, Approaching Storm, 1973

Photograph

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APSU Art Collection

The grayscale photograph captures a dramatic and picturesque mountain range with snow-covered peaks partially obscured by thick, swirling clouds; in the foreground, a weathered fence runs across a field of wild grasses and shrubbery, leading the viewer’s eye towards the rugged, shadowy terrain and the imposing, mist-shrouded mountains beyond, all beneath a moody sky filled with dense, dark clouds.

The grayscale photograph captures a dramatic and picturesque mountain range with snow-covered peaks partially obscured by thick, swirling clouds; in the foreground, a weathered fence runs across a field of wild grasses and shrubbery, leading the viewer’s eye towards the rugged, shadowy terrain and the imposing, mist-shrouded mountains beyond, all beneath a moody sky filled with dense, dark clouds.

Name/Title

Basin Mountain, Approaching Storm, 1973

Entry/Object ID

2015.623.1

Description

Black and white gelatin silver print of Basin Mountain in the distance, dark storm clouds in the top quarter of picture plane contrasted with the white clouds near the peak with snow on the peak, the mid value of the third horizontal quarter then contrasted with the light value of plant life finally framed on the bottom of the horizontal plane with a fence and dark value grass.

Collection

APSU Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Bruce Barnbaum

Notes

Date: 1973/1980 Technique: Black and White Film Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

lower right

Transcription

Barnbaum

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Frame Size: 28"x22" Image Size: 19.25"x15.375"