THE BRIDGE AT HOOVER DAM

The Bridge at
Hoover Dam
an exhibition of work by
jam e y sti lli n gs
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The Bridge at
Hoover Dam
an exhibition of work by
jam e y sti lli n gs
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contents
Project Statement
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Exhibition Description
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Supplemental Information
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Project Evolution
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Library of Congress Letter
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Resume / CV
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Contact Information
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It is at the intersections of nature and the hand of man that the greatest visual,
THE BRIDGE AT HOOVER DAM
philosophical, environmental and political energy exists. At these intersections, we
discover something important about ourselves and our relationship to the world.
— Jamey Stillings
HOW A STRUCTURE AND ITS CREATION ARE DOCUMENTED GREATLY IMPACTS HOW IT IS
REMEMBERED IN HISTORY.
Construction of the Mike O’Callaghan—Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge—downstream from
Hoover Dam—is unique for its historical importance, and for its technical achievement,
bridging the Black Canyon over the Colorado River with the longest concrete arch span in
the Western Hemisphere. The Bridge challenges us to examine the intersection of nature
and technology on a scale that is both human and grand.
When I first encountered the Bridge under construction in March 2009, it immediately
captured my imagination. Observing the construction, especially at night, was both inspiring and captivating. The extended photo essay, which developed from this initial encounter,
allowed me to meld my photographic skills and aesthetic sensibilities with a reawakened
sense of childhood curiosity and awe. Photographically, this Bridge as subject was creatively and technically challenging, dynamic and transitory.
Over a two-year period, I returned to document the bridge sixteen times. As it evolved,
each visit required a fresh perspective and renewed visual inquiry. The opportunity to
spend extended time with a single ‘subject’ brought a depth of understanding both to the
approach and the resulting body of work.
The overarching goals of The Bridge at Hoover Dam, both the traveling exhibition and
the accompanying book, are to acknowledge the collective talents and labors of those who
built the bridge, to place the bridge within the historical and aesthetic context of Hoover
Dam and the American West, and to initiate a dialogue that the imposition of infrastructure
within a natural environment inevitably summons.
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TRAVELING EXHIBITION
THE BRIDGE AT HOOVER DAM is an exhibition featuring forty-four photographs by artist
Jamey Stillings with essays and accompanying wall text written by William L. Fox, Director,
Center for Art + Environment, Nevada Museum of Art, David Goodyear, Chief Bridge
Engineer, T.Y. Lin International, and the artist.
The artist is actively seeking opportunities to place the exhibition in museum and institutional venues throughout the United States and internationally.
All photographs are produced as archival pigment prints on Harman gloss baryta fine art
paper, mounted on Dibond and framed in black metal frames.
PRESENTATION SIZES:
Eighteen (18) are 44 x 31 inches (112 x 79 cm).
Six (6) are 31 x 44 inches (79 x 112 cm).
Twelve (12) are 28 x 20 inches (71 x 51 cm).
Eight (8) are 20 x 28 inches (51 x 71 cm).
LINEAR FEET / SPACE REQUIREMENT:
123 linear feet (37.5 meters) total framed work.
WALL LABEL TEXT provided digitally unless otherwise requested.
Three CRATES are built to international standards to protect the work for shipping.
SUGGESTED RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING:
Large framed prints 44 x 31 inches, small framed prints 28 x 20 inches
Presentation by the Artist — Jamey Stillings has given a wide range of presentations to the
general public, museum donors, support organizations, conferences, university and school
groups. He is enthusiastic about creating interesting opportunities concurrent with each
exhibition and is open to developing collaborative events, which might include engineering,
historical, photo-historical or other perspectives to actively engage the community.
Bookings:
Bookings are being accepted through 2016. Please contact the artist directly to discuss
availability and fees.
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Phoenix
Art Museum, August – December 2011
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EVOLUTION OF THE PROJECT
March 2009
First encounter and photography of the BRIDGE AT HOOVER
DAM
June 2009
The New York Times Magazine, “Endpaper: Bridge to
Somewhere,” first publication of photography from THE
BRIDGE AT HOOVER DAM, in print and online
July 2009–May 2010
Photographs from the project featured in editorial stories in
European and American magazines including: Figaro, VSD,
DM, VIEW, Conde Nast Traveller UK, Better Roads, Discovery
Channel Magazine (Asia & Australia), PM Magazine, Popular
Science, Mercedes-Benz TRANSPORT, American Express
BLACK INK
July 2009
Designed and printed interim catalog, “COLORADO RIVER
BRIDGE, HOOVER DAM BYPASS, V1,” to share early project
photography with curators, galleries, book publishers, and
editorial publications
SEPT–NOV 2009
photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam.”
first solo exhibition of Bridge work
FEB 2010The project’s dedicated website, bridgeathooverdam.com,
launched
FEB–April 2010 Photographs from the project featured on three blogs: NPR’s
THE PICTURE SHOW, “Photographing the Newest Man-Made
Marvel,” Aline Smithson’s LENSCRATCH, and ELIZABETH
AVEDON’S blog
March 2010
“THE BRIDGE AT HOOVER DAM,” designed and printed second
interim catalog, which surveyed photographs created between
March 2009 and February 2010
March 2010
Photographs from the project selected for inclusion in American
Photography 26 Annual and PDN 2010 Photography Annual
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March 2010
“The Bridge at Hoover Dam” series, First Prize, 2010 Editor’s
NOV–DEC 2010Etherton Gallery, Tucson, AZ, “Con-struct: The New West,”
Choice Award. Kathy Ryan, Picture Editor, The New York Times
Magazine and Scott Thode, Editor-in-Chief, VII, jurors, CENTER
March 2010
three-person exhibition
NOV 2010
Sunset Magazine, feature photography essay, “The West’s New
Curator’s Choice Award. Roxana Marcoci, Curator, Department
NOV 2010
Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award Finalist, 2010
of Photography, Museum of Modern Art, juror, CENTER
DEC 2010
Smithsonian Magazine, feature photography essay, “A
“The Bridge at Hoover Dam” series, Honorable Mention, 2010
Icon”
April 2010Met with photography curators at the Library of Congress,
Breathtaking New Bridge”
Washington, DC; discussed acquisition of photographs for the
Jan 2011
Phoenix Art Museum, Circles Speaker
Collection
April-MAY 2011
photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam”
April 2010THE ANNENBERG SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, Los Angeles,
April 2011Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL, “Public
CA, invited to share photography from “The Bridge at Hoover
Dam” project at evening presentation on the theme of “Water”
April 2010
Works,” group exhibition
AUG–DEC 2011
Vegas Seven Magazine, feature story, “A Dam Good Show,” with
accompanying essay by William L. Fox, Director of the Center
exhibition
OCTOBER 2011
for Art + Environment, Nevada Museum of Art
June 2010
July 2010
general public
OCT 2011
Photography from the project awarded Best of ASMP 2010,
American Society of Media Photographers
book, published by Nazraeli Press
exhibition
FEB 2012Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR “The Bridge at Hoover Dam,”
O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge,” accompanying
essays by Sally Denton
AUG 2010International Photography Award, Lucie Foundation, 2nd Place,
THE BRIDGE AT HOOVER DAM, large-format photography
OCT–Dec 2011FotoFest “International Discoveries III,” Houston, TX, group
Photographs featured in American Heritage magazine, “Hoover
Dam Turns 75,” and Invention & Technology magazine, “Mike
Phoenix Art Museum, four lectures / presentations to P.A.M
Corporate Council, exhibition sponsors, InFocus Salon and
May 2010Trend Magazine (Santa Fe), feature photography essay, “A
Bridge Over the River Colorado”
Phoenix Art Museum, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam,” solo
solo exhibition
We are seeking national and international exhibition opportunities for “The Bridge at Hoover Dam”
Architecture: Bridges, Professional
Sept 2010
Arizona Highways magazine, feature photography essay,
“Bridging the Gap”
Sept 2010Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, group exhibition, work
acquired for the Collection
OCT 2010–Jan 2011The Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, NV, “The Bridge at Hoover
Dam,” solo exhibition
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LETTER FROM the U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
LARGE PRINTS
(44 x 31 inches)
Arizona Arch Segment, April 28, 2009
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Nevada Arch Segment, April 29, 2009
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Ironworkers on Arch, April 30, 2009
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Upstream View, May 21, 2009
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View South, May 21, 2009
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Arch Segments, June 29, 2009
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Aerial View, June 30, 2009
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Nevada View, July 1, 2009
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Arch Shadow, July 1, 2009
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Nevada Pylon View, July 1, 2009
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Arizona Pylon View, July 1, 2009
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Nevada View, September 9, 2009
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Arch Toward Arizona, September 10, 2009
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Ten Climbing, October 20, 2009
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View to Arizona, October 21, 2009
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Nevada Pier Construction, November 24, 2009
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Aerial View, February 3, 2010
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Building the Deck, April 13, 2010
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Downstream View, July 27, 2010
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On the Deck, July 28, 2010
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Bridge at Nevada Hairpin, July 28, 2010
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Upstream View, July 30, 2010
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Arch to Arizona, January 12, 2011
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Bridge Shadow #1, Aerial View, January 14, 2011
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As you know, everyone here from the chief of the Prints and Photographs Division,
director of our center for architecture and engineering to our photography curators and
conservators were highly impressed with the photographic work which you have produced
so far that you showed us. It is in league with the best of our collections, and we would be
very proud to someday acquire your work.
Your photographs compare beautifully with the impressive album portfolio in our collections, presented to Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Department of the Interior at the
completion of the dam in 1934, which you had the chance to look at when you visited. The
photographer, Ben Glaha, working for the Bureau of Reclamation during the 1930s, shared
your experience in an earlier time as well as the vision that great American feats of engineering must be preserved through photography for history.
Photographer Glaha was as eager as you are to capture the whole picture. His extraordinary photographs of the dam construction, like yours of its neighboring bridge building,
required that we understand something of the human element that ultimately make such
feats possible. As you perceptively point out, there is an apt comparison between the two
projects in addition to the magnitude of their engineering and execution. The goal was
lofty, enormous coordination was vital, and the work made a large contribution in difficult
economic times. The story put forth for the future needs to allow later generations to
understand that physical laborers, technical people, designers, engineers, supervisors, and
many others make such extraordinary accomplishments happen.
We hope that these thoughts are helpful to you in gaining support, which you have
earned and deserve to continue to have in order to complete your extraordinary photographic study. With all good wishes from the staff here,
Verna Curtis
Curator of Photography, Library of Congress
April 19, 2010
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The Bridge at Hoover Dam
Jamey Stillings
Published by Nazraeli Press
Hardcover, 13.5 x 17 inches (34 x 43 cm)
128 pages, 60 four-color plates
ISBN: 978-1-59005-331-7
$75
Nazraeli Press, USA
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Portland, OR 97212
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RESUME / CV
My work as a photographer spans fine art, documentary and commercial work. A passionate
interest in people, world cultures, social and environmental issues are guiding forces in my
photography and life. I approach personal and commissioned work with similar sensitivities:
to celebrate the human spirit, seek magic moments of light and expression, and create a
sense of balance and clarity within each image. I strive to make photos with subtle associa-
Background
Principal photographer, Jamey Stillings Photography, Inc., 1983 to present
MFA in Photography, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, 1982
Thesis: “Nicaragua, a Society in Transition”
BA in Art, Magna cum laude, Willamette University, Salem, OR, 1978
tions that respect viewers’ sensitivities and their ability to comprehend the abstract.
For thirty years, I have traveled and worked throughout the world for a wide range of
national and international clients while continuing to pursue long-term personal projects. I
live in Santa Fe, New Mexico with my wife, photographer Esha Chiocchio, and our two young
Gallery Representation
photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Etherton Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
children, Zubin and Ciela.
Selected Exhibitions
Blue Sky Gallery, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam,” Portland, OR, February 2012
Fotofest Exhibition, “International Discoveries III,” Houston, TX, October 2011
Phoenix Art Museum, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam,” August 2011
Museum of Contemporary Photography, “Public Works,” Group Exhibit, Chicago, IL, April 2011
photo-eye Gallery, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam,” Santa Fe, NM, April 2011
Photographic Center NW, “Across the Divide: Critical Mass 2011,” Group Show, Seattle, WA,
March 2011
Center for Creative Photography, “Face to Face: 150 Years of Portrait Photography,”
December 2010
Etherton Gallery, “Con-struct: The New West,” with Michael Berman and Martin Stupich,
Tucson, AZ, November 2010
Springs Preserve, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam,” Las Vegas, NV, October 2010
Newspace Center for Photography, “The Curve,” Group Show, Portland, OR, September 2010
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Group Show, September 2010
Prints acquired for MFAH Collection, November 2010
The Annenberg Space for Photography, International “Water” Slideshow, LA, 2010
photo-eye Gallery, “The Bridge at Hoover Dam,” Intro Show, Santa Fe, NM, 2009
Scheinbaum and Russek, Group Show, Santa Fe, NM, 2009
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Workshops and Presentations
Selected Publications
Phoenix Art Museum, various presentations, January – October 2011
Nazraeli Press, The Bridge at Hoover Dam, October 2011
The Personal Portrait, Santa Fe Workshops, Instructor, 2010
LA Times Magazine, “High and Almighty,” May 2011
Photo Salon, photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2009
Newsweek Japan, “Picture Power: The Bridge at Hoover Dam,” May 2011
Photographers’ Forum, Schatz/Ornstein Studio, New York, NY, 2009
Smithsonian Magazine, “A Breathtaking New Bridge,” December 2010
Modern Art Museum of Serralves, “North of Portugal – Contemporary Visions, Four Artists,”
Vegas Seven, “Immortal Images,” November 2010
Porto, Portugal, 2008
Sunset Magazine, “The West’s New Icon,” October 2010
Marion Center Photo Salon, College of Santa Fe, 2007
Arizona Highways, “Bridging the Gap,” September 2010
Location Lighting in the Digital Age, Santa Fe Workshops, Instructor, 2007
Invention & Technology, “Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge,” Summer 2010
The Portrait: Lighting on Location, Santa Fe Workshops, Instructor, 2005-06
American Heritage, “Hoover Dam Turns 75,” Summer 2010
Trend Magazine, “A Bridge Over the River Colorado,” Spring/Summer 2010
Recognition and Awards
Vegas Seven, “A Dam Good Show,” April 2010
CENTER Director’s Choice Award, First Place, 2010
NPR, The Picture Show, “Photographing the Newest Man-Made Marvel,” 2010
CENTER Curator’s Choice Award, Honorable Mention, 2010
Fraction Magazine, March 2010
Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award Finalist and Top 50, 2010
Elizabeth Avedon Blogspot, March 2010
International Photography Award, 2nd Place, Architecture: Bridges, Pro 2010
Lenscratch Blogspot, February 2010
Best of ASMP 2010
Pasatiempo, SF New Mexican, “Concrete Delicacy,” November 2009
American Photography 26 annual, 2010
Le Figaro Magazine, 2009
Communication Arts Photography and Design Annuals, Multiple years
The New York Times Magazine, “Bridge to Somewhere,” June 2009
PDN Photo Annual, PIX Digital, Self-Promotion, Multiple years
North of Portugal – Contemporary Visions, Four Photographers, 2008
Graphis Photo and Advertising Annuals, Multiple years
America 24-7, 2003
AltPick Photography Awards, Multiple years
Review Santa Fe 2010, 2002-03
Honickman First Book Prize in Photography, semi-finalist, 2002
Communication Arts, Featured Photographer, September/October 2002
The Center for Photographic Projects, Nicaragua, Featured Project, 2002
Collections
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
JGS Collection
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CONTACT INFORMATION
STUDIO
Jamey Stillings Photography, Inc.
2300 West Alameda, A3
Santa Fe, NM 87507 USA
T 505.984.9999
[email protected]
bridgeathooverdam.com
jameystillings.com
GALLERIES
Etherton Gallery
135 South 6th Avenue
Tucson, AZ 87501 USA
T 520.624.7370
[email protected]
ethertongallery.com
photo-eye Gallery
376 Garcia Street, Suite A
Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA
T 505.988.5159
[email protected]
photoeye.com
COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATION
Sharpe + Associates
7536 Ogelsby Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90045 USA
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