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Public Domain

Photography and the Preservation of Public Lands

Dates:
May 19–September 27, 2021
Location:
The Van Winkle Law Firm Gallery

Through images that capture the beauty, changes, and even devastation to the American landscape, photographers have played a vital role in advocating for the preservation of nature via the establishment and maintenance of state parks, national parks and monuments, and other federally protected lands.

Public Domain: Photography and the Preservation of Public Lands includes works drawn primarily from the Asheville Art Museum Collection by artists looking both regionally and nationally at state or federally managed lands. From George Masa’s and Timothy McCoy’s photographs of Great Smoky Mountains National Park to a selection of works from Robert Glenn Ketchum’s Overlooked in America: The Success and Failure of Federal Land Management series and more, these artworks ask viewers to contemplate nature’s beauty and call to protect it.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, whose mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

This exhibition is organized by the Asheville Art Museum and curated by Hilary Schroeder, assistant curator.

Related Programs & Events

Friday, Jul 30, 2021

Public Domain – VIRTUAL

Join Megan Pyle, touring docent, for an interactive conversation about three artworks in the Museum’s special exhibition Public Domain: Photography and the Preservation of Public Lands.

Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021

A Conservation Conversation – VIRTUAL

Join Hilary Schroeder, assistant curator, for a conversation about the art and science of environmental change with Benjamin Dimmitt and Matthew McCarthy, PhD.

Friday, Aug 20, 2021

The Element of Line – VIRTUAL

Join Hank Bovee, touring docent, for an interactive conversation about three artworks in the Museum’s Collection and special exhibition Golden Hour

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Selected works from the exhibition

CVNRA #397 from the Overlooked in America: The Success and Failure of Federal Land Management series
Robert Glenn Ketchum, CVNRA #397 from the Overlooked in America: The Success and Failure of Federal Land Management series
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George Masa, Untitled

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