Artwork copyright Dan Powell. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Columbia Gorge Near Vantage, Wash., 1987

Dan Powell
(American, born 1950)

Location: Washington State Patrol - District VI Headquarters, Wenatchee, Wenatchee

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Columbia Gorge Near Vantage, Wash. is a photograph by artist Dan Powell. He took the image using a large format camera to capture fine details and textures in the landscape. He notes, "My work comes from a personal affiliation with this land, and within that I use the land as a giant studio. Form is of great concern to me, transforming these places into photographs which provide a great deal of information as visual description, but which also deal with the places in a poetic manner."

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Patrol Shared Collection.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Eugene, Oregon-based artist Dan Powell creates still-life, narrative, and landscape photographs. He received Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Central Washington University. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1980. He was a professor of photography at the University of Oregon for twenty-seven years before retiring in 2015.