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Andrew J. Russell — High Bluffs, Black Buttes

Andrew J. Russell

High Bluffs, Black Buttes

1868

Russell's composition captures the stark beauty of the Wyoming high desert, using the albumen process to render subtle tonal variations in the sandstone formations that define the Black Buttes region.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. VIII from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

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Andrew J. Russell, High Bluffs, Black Buttes, 1868

Russell's composition captures the stark beauty of the Wyoming high desert, using the albumen process to render subtle tonal variations in the sandstone formations that define the Black Buttes region.

Medium
Albumen print, pl. VIII from the album "Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)
Year
1868
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Photograph, 1860s, Landscape, Majestic, Natural, Mountain

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