Artwork copyright Stu Levy. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Golden Gate Bridge #176 (Sailboat and Shadow), 1994

Stu Levy
(American, born 1948)

Location: Elma Middle School, Elma

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Golden Gate Bridge #176 (Sailboat and Shadow) was taken by photographer Stu Levy in San Francisco. The artist notes, "The Golden Gate Bridge is the most photographed man-made object in the world. After extensive research and reading about the bridge, I challenged myself to make a photograph of it like I had never seen before… As I was setting up the camera, a series of sailboats cruised through the exact area upon which I had focused my camera. The shadow was a good idea, and the sailboat raised it to an extra dimension."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Elma School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Portland, Oregon-based photographer Stu Levy creates images that explore and celebrate the natural landscape. Many of his images focus on the Columbia River Gorge region in Washington and Oregon, near his home. He notes, “The landscape, however, is only my stimulus or point of departure. I ask the question, ‘What else is the landscape,’ and it is the ‘what else’ that I try to photograph.”

Stu Levy became fascinated by photography as a child. He was a photographer for his high school and college yearbooks, and became a medical doctor. In 1979, he attended a workshop in Yosemite National Park taught by the famous photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984). Levy went on to teach at the Ansel Adams Workshops during the 1908s. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and has led photography workshops on the Oregon Coast since the 1980s.