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Roger Minick , b. Jul 13, 1944

Woman with Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite National Park, California

1980
16 in. x 20 in. (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)

Medium and Support: Vintage Chromogenic color print

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Accession Number: 1997.174

Commentary

Recalling the grandeur of 19th-century views a century later, Roger Minick's view of Yosemite adds a contemporary twist by including a tourist standing before the breath-taking Inspiration Point, her head wrapped in a scarf that replicates the scene before her. Here, the mythical American frontier is commodified and reduced to commercial logo. Underscoring photography’s powerful role in shaping and conveying our ideas about our world and ourselves, Minick’s photograph suggests that our knowledge of the land comes more from images than actual experience.

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Reality Bites Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/6/2005 - 12/18/2005
In Focus: 75 Years of Collecting American Photography Addison Gallery of American Art , 4/28/2006 - 7/31/2006
Inside, Outside, Upstairs, Downstairs: The Addison Anew Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/7/2010 - 3/27/2011
People, Places, Things: Symbols of American Culture Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/4/2012 - 1/13/2013
Contemplating the View: American Landscape Photographs Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/8/2018 - 3/3/2019
Learning to Look: The Addison at 90 Addison Gallery of American Art , 5/8/2021 - 2/6/2022
Free Association: New Acquisitions in Context Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/1/2023 - 2/11/2024

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