Artwork copyright Dan Powell. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Dan Powell. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Near the Dalles, Oregon, 1988

Dan Powell
(American, born 1950)

Location: Ridgetop Middle School, Silverdale

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Dan Powell captured the photograph Near the Dalles, Oregon using a large format camera. Using this kind of camera captures the rich tones and fine detail of the Columbia River Gorge 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 and lyrical fashion."

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

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.