Alvord Desert, Steens Mountain, Eastern Oregon
- Title
- Alvord Desert, Steens Mountain, Eastern Oregon
- LC Subject
- Photography Outdoor photography Nature photography Mountains art photography black-and-white photography nature photography photography (discipline) gelatin silver prints
- Creator
- Vliek, Edward
- Description
- A black-and-white landscape photograph that depicts an arid environment under a tempestuous sky. Edward Vliek; Alvord Desert and Steens Mountain- Eastern Oregon 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: 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
- Date
- 1975/2012
- Identifier
- 1991_pdx_st-off-bldg-II_14_a01
- Accession Number
- 1991_pdx_st-off-bldg-II_14_a01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Vliek, Edward
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 30 x 40 inches (image), 42 x 52 (framed)
- Material
- Photography gelatin silver print
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- Portland State Office Building, Vol. II (1991) 1991_pdx_st-off-bldg-II
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Note
- first floor conference room
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- Rising a vertical mile above the alkali flats and hot springs of the Alvord Desert, the 50-mile-long Steens Mountain is a landmark for all of southeastern Oregon. Once populated by the seminomadic Northern Paiute Indians, this area is now sparsely populated by cattle ranchers and people who love the desert. This seemingly desolate area is a favorite area of mine to photograph. It offers broad vistas and very few people. You can find areas to hike where you might not see anyone for days, solitude is a norm for this region of Oregon, a welcome change from working and living in the Willamete Valley. Unfortunately, this area is also starting to attract gold miners. An open pit, heap leach mine is scheduled to start up on Grassy Butte approximately 30 miles east of the Alvord/Steens area. This is such a fragile area that any type of mining could cause irreversible damage to this unique corner of Oregon (Vliek, 1991).
