About the Artwork
This view of Shoshone Falls with its cascading waterfalls and masses of fir trees is typical of Jackson’s romantic approach to landscape photography. Jackson often deliberately placed a human figure in his photographs to enhance the viewer’s appreciation of the vast scale of his subject. Here a tiny figure can be discerned seated on a rock at the base of the falls. Jackson’s photographs had wide distribution through his work for the railroads and his later association with the Detroit Publishing Company. His images played a major role in making Americans aware of the magnificent natural wonders of the West.
Shoshone Falls, Idaho
between 1870 and 1880
William Henry Jackson
1843-1942
American
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Albumen print
Sheet: 20 1/8 × 17 1/8 inches (51.1 × 43.5 cm) Mount: 27 1/8 × 21 3/8 inches (68.9 × 54.3 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Founders Society Purchase, Edna Burian Skelton Fund
F77.1
Copyright Not Evaluated
Markings
Inscribed, titled in pencil, on mount, lower left: Shoshone Falls | Idaho
Provenance
1977-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)For more information on provenance, please visit:
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William Henry Jackson, Shoshone Falls, Idaho, between 1870 and 1880, albumen print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Edna Burian Skelton Fund, F77.1.
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