American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today presents 80 works that explore our ever-changing relationship with the natural world. Color photographs from Joel Sternfeld’s influential series American Prospects, a classic record of 1980s America, serve as the focal point for this exhibition, which considers the rich and varied history of landscape photography from the medium’s invention to the present. Select works by key landscape photographers, past and present, picture the American landscape with humor, compassion, and an eye for serendipitous encounters. David Maisel's American Mine (Carlin, Nevada 1) will be on display in the exhibition. The American Mine series features open pit mines along the Carlin Trend, the most prolific gold mining district in the Western Hemisphere. These works consider the relationship between nature and humanity, and encompass both stark documentary and tragic metaphor.
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