Carving in Music Temple, Glen Canyon
Artist
Todd Webb
(American, 1905 - 2000)
Date1961
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Support: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Mat: 14 × 17 in. (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Support: 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
Mat: 14 × 17 in. (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineTodd Webb Study Collection, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Todd Webb, 1973
Object number4641.23PH
DescriptionA close-up shot of the carved inscription "Powell 1871" in a rock wall.eMuseum Notes
In
1871, John Wesley Powell and members of his expedition also left evidence of
their visit, on the walls of a place they called Music Temple. Their
inscriptions are presently submerged under Lake Powell.
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