The Lewis Glacier, Mt. Kenya 1963 (A) from the series Stratographs
- Title:
- The Lewis Glacier, Mt. Kenya 1963 (A) from the series Stratographs
- Collection:
- Introduction to Photography Collections at Cornell
- Set:
- Landscape and the Environment
- Creator:
- Norfolk, Simon
- Creation Date:
- 2015
- ID Number:
- 2015.031.003
- File Name:
- 2015.031.003.jpg
- Work Type:
- Photograph
- Materials/Techniques:
- laser prints
- Subject:
- Landscape photography
Climate change photography
Environmental degradation
Mt. Kenya
Africa - Measurement:
- 48.3 x 61 (centimeters, height x width)
- Description:
- View looking over the valley between snowy mountains, housing a small red building with lit up windows and a large irregular shape outlined with frames. The fiery shape extends nearly the width of the frame, and is at a slight angle from the bottom left corner to the middle right side. The sky above the mountains is dark blue and cloudless.
For his series Stratographs, photojournalist Simon Norfolk camped out on Mt. Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa, where the Lewis Glacier has been receding over the past few decades. In the dark of night, carrying a makeshift torch, he walked the glacier’s recorded former boundaries (in the case of these prints, representing the years 1934, 1963, 1987, and 2004), using long exposures that captured the flame’s path. - Notes:
- Edition 3/3
Matted digital chromogenic print.
One of several from the Stratographs series held at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum. - Cite As:
- Simon Norfolk (British, born Nigeria, 1963), The Lewis Glacier, Mt. Kenya 1963 (A), from the series Stratographs, 2015. Digital chromogenic print (edition 3/3). Image: 14 15/16 × 19 15/16 inches (37.9 × 50.6 cm); sheet: 19 × 24 inches (48.3 × 61 cm). Acquired through the Jennifer, Gale, and Ira Drukier Fund, and through the generosity of the Donors to the Contemporary Art Fund, 2015.031.003.
- Repository:
- Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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