Alvord Desert - Steens Mountains
- Title
- Alvord Desert - Steens Mountains
- LC Subject
- Photography Photography of clouds Photography of mountains Nature photography Landscape photography art photography black-and-white photography nature photography photography (discipline) silver bromide
- Creator
- Vliek, Edward
- Description
- A black-and-white landscape photograph that depicts an arid environment under a tempestuous sky. Edward Vliek; Alvord Desert- Steens Mts.; 30 x 40 inches Born: Decatur, Michigan 1949 Education: Western Michigan University 1967-1972 Photography: Self Taught, My interest in photography began on my 10th birthday when my parents gave me a Kodak Brownie camera. I took pictures of family and friends through high The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is Lane Arts. You may view their website at http://www.lanearts.org/
- Location
- University of Oregon Library >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 1501 Kincaid Street, Eugene Oregon
- Date
- 1975/2012
- Identifier
- 1993_uo_knight-lib2_34_a01
- Accession Number
- 1993_uo_knight-lib2_34_a01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Vliek, Edward
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 30 x 40 inches
- Material
- Photography silver-bromide
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- University of Oregon Knight Library, Phases I and II 1993_uo_knight-lib2
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- The Knight Library is the largest library facility in Oregon, holding collections with a replacement value of over $100 million. Approximately 1.85 million of the University Library's 2.4 million volumes are housed in Knight, along with microforms, government documents, sound recordings, films, and videotapes. Special Collections contains over 40,000 rare books and 13,000 linear feet of manuscript holdings; much of this primary source material is unique and irreplaceable at any price. The building is named in honor of the family of Philip Knight, President and CEO of Nike, Inc. west hall near IMC desk
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- This is one of the least visited areas of Oregon. It is the Northern most edge of the Great Basin, which extends to Northern Arizona. It produces a stark contrast to the western part of the states. (Vliek, 1995)
