Stephen H. Willard
Arizona Sunsets, 1920s
Hand-colored silver print
20 x 16 inches
Signed and titled on recto.
Signed and titled on recto.
A large-scale and beautiful landscape photograph of a sunset in Saguaro National Park, Pima County, Arizona, completed by one of the 20th-century's great depicters of the desert, Stephen H. Willard....
A large-scale and beautiful landscape photograph of a sunset in Saguaro National Park, Pima County, Arizona, completed by one of the 20th-century's great depicters of the desert, Stephen H. Willard.
From the Palm Springs Art Museum:
Stephen Hallet Willard (1894-1966) was raised in Corona, CA where his interest in landscape photography began at an early age. Southern California inspired him with a range of subjects, and after graduating from high school in 1912, he had gained the technical skills needed to pursue his career in photography. Traveling an estimated 300,000 miles over the next fifty years, Willard produced thousands of photographs of the mountains and deserts of the West, establishing two photography studios—first in Palm Springs, and then in Mammoth Lakes.
Willard also established a photography gallery in downtown Palm Springs in 1921, where he sold photographs, photo-paintings, and a series of postcards he developed to market to tourists. Palm Springs became a popular winter playground in the early 20th century, and Willard’s postcards show the carefree lifestyle that attracted visitors from around the world.
From the Palm Springs Art Museum:
Stephen Hallet Willard (1894-1966) was raised in Corona, CA where his interest in landscape photography began at an early age. Southern California inspired him with a range of subjects, and after graduating from high school in 1912, he had gained the technical skills needed to pursue his career in photography. Traveling an estimated 300,000 miles over the next fifty years, Willard produced thousands of photographs of the mountains and deserts of the West, establishing two photography studios—first in Palm Springs, and then in Mammoth Lakes.
Willard also established a photography gallery in downtown Palm Springs in 1921, where he sold photographs, photo-paintings, and a series of postcards he developed to market to tourists. Palm Springs became a popular winter playground in the early 20th century, and Willard’s postcards show the carefree lifestyle that attracted visitors from around the world.