Evening in Crested Butte — Carol M. Highsmith, 2015

Carol M. Highsmith’s photograph captures the center of Crested Butte, Colorado, as evening settles over the mountain town. Historic storefronts line Elk Avenue, with the warmly illuminated Company Store anchoring the foreground. Cars, pedestrians, flower boxes and shop lights bring activity to the street while the surrounding landscape rises dramatically behind the buildings.

The photograph is defined by the contrast between the intimate scale of the town and the immense mountain beyond it. Cool blue-gray evening light fills the sky and rocky slopes, while warmer lights emerge along the storefronts below. Highsmith’s expansive composition records both the architectural character of Crested Butte and its close relationship with the surrounding Colorado landscape.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Carol M. Highsmith
• Title: Evening in Crested Butte
• Original title: Library of Congress descriptive title for the Crested Butte, Colorado photograph
• Series: Carol M. Highsmith Archive
• Date: 2015
• Period: Contemporary
• Place of Origin: Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
• Medium: Digital color photograph

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