Cattle, Eastern Merced County. 1984 by Stephen Johnson
Wednesday, January 13, 2021. 6:00 PM 7:30 PM PST $25
A Zoom-based Virtual Presentation
The Great Central Valley Project
Palms in Fog. Sacramento, CA
Pesticide Cans, Cropdusting Airstrip. 1984.
An exploration of the nuts and bolts of Steve’s and Robert Dawson’s major photographic project on California’s Great Central Valley including the book with author Gerald Haslam. From inspiration to complex execution, this talk is the practical and aesthetic melded into a two-hour treatise of an honest photographic look at going home. From working with grants agencies, to publishers, museums, to collaboration, this is a broad-based look at the art and influencing land preservation issues,
Based on the exhibition and book: The Great Central Valley.
The Great Central Valley: California’s Heartland. University of California Press. 1993.
The Great Central Valley from Skylab. NASA.