Sky Above, Earth Below
A History of Western Landscape Photography
September 14, 2019 - August 1, 2020
Marie Eccles Caine Gallery
Sky Above, Earth Below traces the development of western landscape photography from the late 19th century to the 21st century will start with early American photographers like Myra Albert Wiggins, Edward Curtis, and Karl Struss and conclude with contemporary photographers like Barry Andersen, Kimberly Anderson, Karalee Kuchar, and Charlotte Trolinger. The exhibition will include work from members of the Seattle Camera Club, FSA (Farm Security Administration), f/64 (a group of 20th-century photographers known for precise exposures and depiction of natural forms) and from contemporary photography portfolios such as American Roads (printed in 1981), The Museum Project (printed in 2015), and DEMARCATION (printed in 2018).
Explore the Exhibition
You can also see the objects in Sky Above, Earth Below in our Collections page.
This virtual tour is made possible by Engel & Völkers Logan and Johnny Perez. Thank you! 
Related Videos
Hear Craig Law, one of the photographers in the exhibition, discuss his work with NEHMA curator Bolton Colburn and host of UPR's "Access Utah" Tom Williams.
Kimberly Anderson, whose work is also in the exhibition, discusses her photography and her identity as a transgender woman. Her talk is followed by a moderated conversation with Deb Jenson, associate professor in the USU Department of Journalism and Communication.
Half Dome, Thunder Cloud (from Portfolio III Yosemite Valley 1960), 1959
Gelatin silverprint
9.5 x 6.5 in
Museum Permanent Collection
Artists
- Ansel Adams
- Paul Adams
- Jim Alinder
- Barry Andersen
- Kimberly Anderson
- David Baddley
- Edward Bateman
- Michael Becotte
- Ruth Bernhard
- Thomas C. Bunn
- Richard S. Buswell
- Paul Caponigro
- Van Chu
- Ralph Clark
- Linda Connor
- Darryl Curran
- Edward Curtis
- Samuel Davis
- Robert Dawson
- John Dziadecki
- Rick Dingus
- John Divola
- Chris Dunker
- John S. Flannery
- Robbert Flick
- Henry Gilpin
- Peter Goin
- David Diaz Guerrero
- Anthony Hernandez
- Ralph Johnson
- Harold Jones
- Taizo Kato
- Mark Klett
- Kyo Koike
- Karalee Kuchar
- Dorothea Lange
- Craig Law
- Russell Lee
- Les Line
- Don Lyle
- Lawrence McFarland
- Carsten Meier
- Richard C. Miller
- Roger Minick
- Joan Myers
- Judy Natal
- Harry Reuben Reynolds
- Donald Ross
- Arthur Rothstein
- Joel Sternfeld
- Michael Stone
- Karl Struss
- David Taylor
- John Telford
- Charlotte Trolinger
- Brett Weston
- Edward Weston
- Myra Albert Wiggins
- Richard Wilder
- Jim Wozala
Selected Works
