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靠近塞利罗的合恩角

1867
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卡尔顿·沃特金斯是所有艺术媒介中最优秀的风景艺术家之一。他在一张巨大的玻璃底片上创作了这幅由天空、河流、铁路和岩石组成的迷人风景照，地点是俄勒冈州波特兰市哥伦比亚河上游一百英里处。塞利罗是俄勒冈蒸气航海公司委托的一次为期四个月的勘查所抵达的最远地区。这幅照片中的自然与人类入侵之间的巧妙平衡可以解读为“天定命运论”的视觉隐喻，这种观念认为美国注定要在美洲大陆上扩展其主权。

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Object Information
  • 标题: 靠近塞利罗的合恩角
  • 艺术家: 卡尔顿·沃特金斯，美国，1829–1916年
  • 创作日期: 1867年
  • 材料: 冲印自玻璃底片的蛋白银盐照片
  • 尺寸: 153⁄4 x 205⁄8 英寸（40 x 52.4厘米）
  • 来源信息: 吉尔曼收藏，购买，霍勒斯·W·戈德史密斯基金会捐赠（通过乔伊斯和罗伯特·曼斯谢尔），2005年
  • 藏品编号: 2005.100.109
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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