Hopi Mesa, Arizona

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Hopi Mesa, Arizona

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William A. Garnett

American Photographer · 1916–2006

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> I was discharged and heard you could hitchhike on the transport taking GIs home. The airplane was full, but the captain let me sit in the navigator's seat so I had a command view. I was amazed at the variety and beauty of these United States. I had never seen anything like that--in a book, in school, or since then. So I changed my career. > > --William Garnett William Garnett took his first cros

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Date: 1956
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Mesas are low, flat-topped mountains with steep sides that are often home to the Hopi Indians. This image reveals the cracked and windblown topography of one of these unique geological formations and the surrounding terrain. The varied tones and strong contrasts hint at the vibrantly colored earth found in Arizona's Painted Desert.

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