Ash from Mount Saint Helens at the Confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia Rivers, Washington
Emmet Gowin
American, born 1941

Details
Title
Ash from Mount Saint Helens at the Confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia Rivers, Washington
Artist/Maker
Emmet Gowin (American, born 1941)
Date
1984, printed 1987
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
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Credit
Gift of the artist in honor of Harry Callahan
Accession #
1996.143
On View
Currently not on view
Shortly following its eruption in May 1980 until the spring of 1984, Emmet Gowin photographed Mount Saint Helens and its surrounding area, documenting the dramatic changes caused by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in American history. He obtained permission to photograph the site through a fortuitous acquaintanceship with William Hauser, the head of the Photographic Section of the U.S. Forest Service, and returned every fall and spring thereafter. In this aerial view of the remaining volcanic ash, Gowin captures the indomitable power of nature and the relative lack of human control in relation to such an unpredictable force.
Image Copyright
© Emmet Gowin.
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