Small Canyon of the Upper Rio Grande

Laura Gilpin (1891-1979)

Date

Aug. 1945, printed 1945
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

Image: 13 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.
Mount: 20 x 16 in.
Inscriptions

Mount, Recto:
l.r. signed in graphite: Laura Gilpin \ 1945
l.r. typed on paper label: The San Juan Mountains consist of piled volcanic outpourings of past \ ages and in certain areas outcroppings of basalt and softer tuff have been \ eroded into unusual shapes. At the base of sharp defiles, the river has \ worn small canyons where the constant movement of water has cut deep \ into this volcanic structure.
l.l. to l.r. in graphite: A SMALL CANYON OF THE UPPER RIO GRANDE
Mount, Verso:
u.l. [stamp]: LAURA GILPIN \ BOX 1173, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
u.l. in ink: #8
u.l. in ink: Rio Grande \ The Source \ part I
u.c. on paper label: [printed]: By LAURA GILPIN \ COLORADO SPRINGS . COLORADO \ TITLE: [typed]: A SMALL CANYON OF THE UPPER \ RIO GRANDE. \ 1945
Collection Name

Laura Gilpin Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist
Accession Number

P1979.134.348
Copyright

© 1979 Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Location: Off view

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