Milkweed Seeding (5 of 5)

Title
Milkweed Seeding (5 of 5)
LC Subject
Nature photography Photography Milkweeds art photography black-and-white photography nature photography photography (discipline)
Creator
Trotter, Claire
Description
A black-and-white photograph of plant material. By its title, the subject appears to be a closeup of a milkweed seeding. Clair Trotter; Milkweed Seeding (5of5) 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: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Location
Oregon Department of Revenue >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
Street Address
955 Center St. N. E., Salem Oregon
Date
1975/2012
Identifier
1986_salem_rev-bldg_08_e01
Item Locator
TRO: 81-21
Accession Number
1986_salem_rev-bldg_08_e01
Rights
In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder
Trotter, Claire
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Measurements
8 x 10 inches
Material
Photography Black-and-White Photography
Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Primary Set
Oregon Percent for Art
Relation
1986 Salem Revenue Building, Salem Oregon (Vol. II) 1986_salem_rev-bldg
Art Series
Milkweed Seeding (Series of 5)
Has Version
slide; color
Institution
Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
Note
reception area, room 135
Color Space
RGB