Surveying the Terrain at the RISD Museum’s “American View: Landscape Photography 1865 to Now”

A visually compelling, conceptually provocative consideration of the photographic medium, American View: Landscape Photography 1865 to Now is anything but the kind of straightforward overview such a title suggests. Showcasing works drawn primarily from the Rhode Island School of Design’s rich photography collection, American View shifts deftly between and among periods and styles and, in so doing, illuminates the ever-evolving relationship between landscape and photographic image. Upon entering the[…..]