Pioneer Cemetery, WORTHINGTON GRAVESTONE, Clyde Keller Photo

NORTHWEST FOLK PORTFOLIO IMAGE

"WORTHINGTON GRAVESTONE"
Historic Pioneer Cemetery
Washington County, Oregon

16x20 Inch Archival Giclee Print
Image Dimensions are 10x15 inches
Heavyweight Epson Satin Paper
Signed/Dated on lower white border

Shrink Wrapped on Foam Core, Corner Mounted
Shipped Flat, Insured with Tracking

This archival giclee print offers an exquisite range of tone and brilliancy faithfully capturing this historic Skoggin Valley, Oregon subject. The wide up-close view of the historic Gravestone is rendered in an almost 3D like perspective that is most inviting the eye. The detail is enhanced by the use of an ultra sharp 55mm "Micro" Nikkor lens. Makes a strong impression, especially with the Queen Ann Lace "dancing" throughout the composition. Suitable for immediate safe viewing (the print is shrink wrapped on foam core board) and ready for framing.


Graveyards figured largely into my pictorial landscapes from the late 1960s throughout the next decade. They were incorporated into various publishing and photography projects with a bias towards their historical relevance and pictorial splendor. This particular 1969 image remains a favorite, taken at a family pioneer cemetery very near the end of day. The light is revealing of the granite gravestone and the Queen Anne's Lace making them seem to do a ballet of sorts against the shadowy rural background which includes an older wood frame barn.

This photograph symbolizes a feeling of icons frozen in time against the backdrop of rapid change. It is a meditation upon the past all too quickly forgotten, brought out from the darkness to be remembered once again.

 PURCHASE INFORMATION: This Archival B&W Print will be shipped via USPS PRIORITY MAIL, Insured with Delivery Confirmation.  USPS EXPRESS MAIL is also available with possible One Day Domestic Delicery.

"WORTHINGTON GRAVESTONE"  Copyright 1969 by Clyde Keller