Shoshone Falls, Idaho

between 1870 and 1880

William Henry Jackson American, 1843-1942

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About the Artwork

This view of Shoshone Falls with its cascading waterfalls and masses of fir trees is typical of Jackson’s romantic approach to landscape photography. Jackson often deliberately placed a human figure in his photographs to enhance the viewer’s appreciation of the vast scale of his subject. Here a tiny figure can be discerned seated on a rock at the base of the falls. Jackson’s photographs had wide distribution through his work for the railroads and his later association with the Detroit Publishing Company. His images played a major role in making Americans aware of the magnificent natural wonders of the West.

Title Shoshone Falls, Idaho

Artwork Date between 1870 and 1880

Artist William Henry Jackson

Life Dates 1843-1942

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Albumen print

Dimensions Sheet: 20 1/8 × 17 1/8 inches (51.1 × 43.5 cm) Mount: 27 1/8 × 21 3/8 inches (68.9 × 54.3 cm)

Classification Photographs

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Founders Society Purchase, Edna Burian Skelton Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F77.1

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Inscriptions Inscribed, titled in pencil, on mount, lower left: Shoshone Falls | Idaho

Provenance

1977-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

William Henry Jackson, Shoshone Falls, Idaho, between 1870 and 1880, albumen print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Edna Burian Skelton Fund, F77.1.