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Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs

Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs

c. late 1880s
(American, 1853–1921)
America, 19th century
albumen print from glass negative
Image: 44.7 x 54.5 cm (17 5/8 x 21 7/16 in.); Paper: 45 x 55.1 cm (17 11/16 x 21 11/16 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)
Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund 1992.242
Location: not on view

Description

Frank Jay Haynes was a photographer of life in the American West and the early days of Yellowstone National Park. Arriving in Yellowstone in the 1880s, he accompanied expeditions into the park, serving as official photographer. From canyon bottoms to mountain peaks, Haynes took his cameras to locations where he could capture unique and artistic views. In this photograph, he documented the immense space of the landscape, made particularly apparent by the inclusion of a small figure standing on the cliff at the right.
  • The family of the Artist
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 194
  • Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007); Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (October 3, 2009-January 3, 2010).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (6/24/07 - 9/16/07) and Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittburgh, PA (10/3/2009 - 1/3/2010); "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art", no exhibition catalogue.
    CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."
    Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).
    CMA, January 14 - March 27, 1994: "Land of Sky and Water: 19th Century Photographs of the American West," no exhibition catalogue.
    Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
    CMA, January 28 - March 15, 1992: "Selected Acquisitions," CMA Bulletin, 80 (February 1993), p. 68, no. 100.
  • {{cite web|title=Hell's Half Acre, Prismatic Springs|url=false|author=Frank Jay Haynes|year=c. late 1880s|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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