Robert Dawson

American, b. 1950

Private Property, Lake Tahoe, California
1986

Gelatin silver print
20 x 24 in.
Museum Purchase with the Charter Member Endowment Fund
1991.33

• beach
• bird
• boat
• bodies of water - Natural depressions or courses in the earth's surface that are filled with water, including seas, lakes, and rivers.
• gateways - Passages through fences or walls separating two exterior spaces, or the structures or ornamental constructions enclosing such passages.
• lake
• photographs
• piers - Structures extending from the shoreline out over the sea or tidal river, to protect or partially enclose a harbor and form a landing place for vessels, or to serve as a recreational or entertainment place. A pier may also be a projecting landing stage or jetty on the bank of a river or lake. For structures built along or parallel to the shoreline serving as landing, loading, or unloading places for vessels, use "wharves" or "quays."
• water - A liquid made up of molecules of hydrogen and oxygen (HO2). When pure, it is colorless, tasteless, and odorless. It exists in gaseous, liquid, and solid forms; it is liquid at room temperature. It is the liquid of which seas, lakes, and rivers are composed, and which falls as rain. Water is one of the most plentiful and essential of compounds. It is vital to life, participating in virtually every process that occurs in plants and animals. One of its most important properties is its ability to dissolve many other substances. The versatility of water as a solvent is essential to living organisms. The term "water" is typically used to refer to the liquid form of this compound; for the solid or gaseous forms, use "ice" or "water vapor."

• On the Road: Envisioning the Landscape of Kerouac's America , 10/21/2014 - 1/12/2015
• Water Finds Its Way , 2/3/2015 - 2/3/2016
• Sky Above, Earth Below A History of Western Landscape Photography , 9/14/2019 - 7/31/2020
• Sky Above, Earth Below A History of Western Landscape Photography , 9/14/2019 - 7/31/2020

Photographs

Sky Above, Earth Below