Early Morning Light

Title
Early Morning Light
LC Subject
Photography, Artistic Photography Sand dunes art photography black-and-white photography nature photography photography (discipline) Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (R) concept scheme gelatin silver prints
Creator
Trotter, Claire
Description
A black-and-white landscape photograph depicting the wavering ridgeline of either sand or snow drifts.Variations between duplicate images directly relate to original source materials. 16 x 20 inches Claire Trotter is a native of the Pacific Northwest and livesin Eugene, Oregon. She acquired her basic skills in photography while apprenticed to a commercial photographer in Chicago. Her photographs are a kind of visual haiku. In a simple statement these pictures can suggest realities beond ordinary perception. Her subject is usually nature, celebrating natural light and shadow on rocks, reeds, sand, driftwood, ice, leaves, things we usually pass without seeing. She Works mainly in black and white, using Linhof, Leica and Alpa cameras, and is intensely involved in the entire photographic process from compostion through printing. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Europe, has been published in hournals devoted to the arts, and is represented in both public and private collections. (attributed to Alan G. Artner, Chicago Tribune, date unknown--from materials in project binder) The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Regional Arts & Culture. You may view their website at: http://www.racc.org/
Location
Portland State Office Building >> Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States Multnomah County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
800 N.E. Oregon, Portland Oregon
Award Date
1972
Identifier
1980_port-state-off-bd_27_b01
Item Locator
TRO: 80-21
Accession Number
1980_port-state-off-bd_27_b01
Rights
In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder
Trotter, Claire
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Measurements
16 x 20 inches
Material
Photography
Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Relation
1980-1982 Portland State Office Building (M-Z) 1980_port-state-off-bd
Has Version
slide; color
Institution
Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note
seventh floor lobby
Color Space
RGB