Image scanned and/or photographed, then color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

And Gravity Lets You Down

Artist Robert Glenn Ketchum (American, b. 1947)

CultureAmerican

Date1981

MediumChromogenic print

Dimensions30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 41 3/8 × 49 in. (105.1 × 124.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number87.113

Not on view

DescriptionThis is a dye bleach photograph.

Label TextRobert Glenn Ketchum American (b. 1947) And Gravity Lets You Down, 1981 Chromogenic print Purchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund 87.113 With his photographs, environmental activist Robert Glenn Ketchum captures images of nature's beauty with respect and compassion while at the same time informing the public of the danger in our assault on her resources. He has also published several books, including The Hudson River and the Highlands (1982). His book The Tongass: Alaska's Vanishing Rain Forest (1987), led to a Congressional vote of protection for that area. This photograph comes from Ketchum's Order from Chaos series. He borrowed this title from Jackson Pollock's statement that he knew that his paintings were finished, when a certain rhythm - an order - arose from the chaos, signaling to him the painting's conclusion. Exhibition History"Photography Speaks," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, September 4, 2004 - January 2, 2005. "Remix Redux: A Fresh Mix For Our Modern And Contemporary Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, August 15 - December 30, 2012.