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19. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
19. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration

19. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration

Artist (American, born 1937)
Date1999–2003
Period20th-21st century
MediumGelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsMat Size: 20 x 25 inches
Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Object number2006.026.019
Curatorial DepartmentModern & Contemporary Art
_Place of OriginUnited States
35. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Goddard Space Flight Center . . . released photos . . . from 700 miles above the earth, show[ing] a pattern of clearcutting throughout the entire rain forest of the Northwest that is so extensive that the land looks perforated by a giant blast of buck-shot. . . . Ninety percent of the original Northwest forest is gone. Timothy Egan The New York Times, June 1992 From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
35. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Goddard Space Flight Center . . . released photos . . . from 700 miles above the earth, show[ing] a pattern of clearcutting throughout the entire rain forest of the Northwest that is so extensive that the land looks perforated by a giant blast of buck-shot. . . . Ninety percent of the original Northwest forest is gone. Timothy Egan The New York Times, June 1992 From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.035
94. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
94. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.094
95. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
95. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.095
18. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
18. Along Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.018
98. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Forestry proposes a “compromise” by which clearcutting would be done less often on state-owned land. It is a proposal that fails to acknowledge the central contention of many of the industry’s critics, that forests are sacred and must never be totally cut lest they be permanently destroyed. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
98. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Forestry proposes a “compromise” by which clearcutting would be done less often on state-owned land. It is a proposal that fails to acknowledge the central contention of many of the industry’s critics, that forests are sacred and must never be totally cut lest they be permanently destroyed. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.098
99. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Forestry proposes a “compromise” by which clearcutting would be done less often on state-owned land. It is a proposal that fails to acknowledge the central contention of many of the industry’s critics, that forests are sacred and must never be totally cut lest they be permanently destroyed. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
99. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Forestry proposes a “compromise” by which clearcutting would be done less often on state-owned land. It is a proposal that fails to acknowledge the central contention of many of the industry’s critics, that forests are sacred and must never be totally cut lest they be permanently destroyed. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.099
71. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
71. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.071
72. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
72. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.072
73. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
73. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.073
74. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
74. Floras Creek, Curry County, Oregon. Research in South America has shown that the slow release of moisture held by some coastal forests is important to the formation of clouds that then take rain inland. Coastal deforestation is thus believed to contribute to climate change and desertification. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.074
85. A clearcut as seen from within the edge of a “beauty screen,” Clatsop County, Oregon. Timber companies now leave thin strips of woodland along public roads to mask clearcuts. When these deceptions cannot obscure the facts, corporations sometimes employ landscape architects to design clearcuts so that they will mimic the appearance of naturally open areas like meadows and rock slides. To further disguise their work, the forest products industry generates voluminous propaganda. Not many wars, even, have been justified by so much lying. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
85. A clearcut as seen from within the edge of a “beauty screen,” Clatsop County, Oregon. Timber companies now leave thin strips of woodland along public roads to mask clearcuts. When these deceptions cannot obscure the facts, corporations sometimes employ landscape architects to design clearcuts so that they will mimic the appearance of naturally open areas like meadows and rock slides. To further disguise their work, the forest products industry generates voluminous propaganda. Not many wars, even, have been justified by so much lying. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.085
86. A clearcut as seen from within the edge of a “beauty screen,” Clatsop County, Oregon. Timber companies now leave thin strips of woodland along public roads to mask clearcuts. When these deceptions cannot obscure the facts, corporations sometimes employ landscape architects to design clearcuts so that they will mimic the appearance of naturally open areas like meadows and rock slides. To further disguise their work, the forest products industry generates voluminous propaganda. Not many wars, even, have been justified by so much lying. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
86. A clearcut as seen from within the edge of a “beauty screen,” Clatsop County, Oregon. Timber companies now leave thin strips of woodland along public roads to mask clearcuts. When these deceptions cannot obscure the facts, corporations sometimes employ landscape architects to design clearcuts so that they will mimic the appearance of naturally open areas like meadows and rock slides. To further disguise their work, the forest products industry generates voluminous propaganda. Not many wars, even, have been justified by so much lying. From Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration
Robert Adams
1999–2003
Object number: 2006.026.086