Lowering Skies, Roscoe, Nebraska

Maker Rubin, Michael American, b. 1943

Date1978

MediumGelatin silver print

Dimensionsoverall: 18 1/2 in x 22 3/4 in

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Budwig, Jr.

Object number1981:180

About the ArtistMichael Rubin began taking photographs in the 1960s, using a 35mm camera, while he was stationed in Japan with the U.S. Air Force. After returning to the United States, Rubin continued to pursue his interest in photography, and in the 1970s he started using large format cameras to photograph the American landscape in black-and-white, following the examples of Ansel Adams and Edward Weston. Since then, he has developed his practice as a landscape photographer, while making a living as a businessman. Although Rubin lived in Chicago in the mid-1970s and 1980s and has photographed sites of natural beauty in the state of Illinois, such as the LaSalle Canyon waterfall in Starved Rock State Park, his primary focus has been on the landscapes of the American West. After working with large format black-and-white film for most of his career, Rubin moved onto photographing in color as well, using digital equipment.