Adams, Ansel

Branch, Harrison

Bullock, Edna

Bullock, Wynn

Dix, Paul

Gagliani, Oliver

Garrod, Richard

Gassan, Arnold

Gehman, Raymond

Maechling, Philip

Siskind, Aaron

Spector, Ken

Uelsmann, Jerry

Williams, DeWayne

English

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CutBank Volume 1 Issue 16 CutBank 16 Article 24 Spring 1981 The American West: A Portfolio of Photographs Wynn Bullock Arnold Gassan Ken Spector Edna Bullock Oliver Gagliani See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cutbank  Part of the Creative Writing Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Bullock, Wynn; Gassan, Arnold; Spector, Ken; Bullock, Edna; Gagliani, Oliver; Williams, DeWayne; Siskind, Aaron; Garrod, Richard; Dix, Paul; Gehman, Raymond; Maechling, Philip; Uelsmann, Jerry; Branch, Harrison; and Adams, Ansel (1981) "The American West: A Portfolio of Photographs," CutBank: Vol. 1 : Iss. 16 , Article 24. Available at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cutbank/vol1/iss16/24 This Art is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in CutBank by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu. The American West: A Portfolio of Photographs Creators Wynn Bullock, Arnold Gassan, Ken Spector, Edna Bullock, Oliver Gagliani, DeWayne Williams, Aaron Siskind, Richard Garrod, Paul Dix, Raymond Gehman, Philip Maechling, Jerry Uelsmann, Harrison Branch, and Ansel Adams This art is available in CutBank: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cutbank/vol1/iss16/24 THE AMERICAN WESTA PORTFOLIO OF PHOTOGRAPHSOur first National Park was created in part as a result of photographs made by W. H. Jackson in the late nineteenth century. The images of waterfalls and geysers presented a view of the West unknown to eastern legislators. As the story goes, they saw Jackson’s large, glass plate photographs, went back into session, and created Yellowstone Park. Early photographers in the American West pulled whole darkrooms in horsedrawn trailers, and carried heavy view cameras, and heavier glass plates to make their prints. They followed the Civil War, and after that, the railroads, mining surveys and expeditions, and finally the homesteaders who settled out here. They recorded the western landscape in a direct and uncomplicated manner, often eloquent, always sharp.The photographs we see here represent the American West from a number of graphic viewpoints. Ansel Adams and the late Wynn Bullock are recognized as masters at recording accurately the detail and full tonal quality of reflected light. Aaron Siskind and Oliver Gagliani compose natural and man-made objects as abstract forms and patterns. Arnold Gassanand Jerry Uelsmann carefully construct images from nature, recombining reality. Edna Bullock’s work comes from the heart, and from a fine understanding of light and space. What makes this portfolio special is that more than half of these plates were made by using the same type of wood and metal view cameras that were used to document the West 120 years ago. Most of these photographs are not “cropped,” but are printed exactly as the photographer saw them on the ground glass of the camera. In this day of Polaroids and Instamatics, Cut Bank is proud to reintroduce the tradition of fine photography and documentation, and we will continue to feature the work of distinguished photographers in future issues.Philip MaechlingDe Wayne Williams64The American West A PortfolioWynn Bullock 67Arnold Gassan 68Ken Spector 69Edna Bullock 70Oliver Gagliani 71DeWayne Williams 72Aaron Siskind 73Richard Garrod 74Paul Dix 75Raymond Gehman 76Philip Maechling 77Jerry Uelsmann 78Harrison Branch 79Ansel Adams 806567. C #m  mit  • A x’ • f  , V  MMMm m,6869--jnafcj-7071737476777879 \ *80

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