Volcano. Santa María, Guatemala
About this artwork
In 1930 Buckham was commissioned by 'Fortune' magazine to produce a portfolio of aerial photographs of his chosen area of the Americas. Buckman opted for central and South America. Buckham described his journey across Guatemala and the opportunity to photograph the country’s largest volcano, Santa María, in The Morning Post of January 1934: “Over Guatemala very little was seen of its dense jungles and wild mountains owing to the presence of thick cloud; but luckily her most famous volcanoes, excepting San Salvador, stood clear. Among others Santa María presented an awe-inspiring subject for the camera.” This striking photograph captures the thick, ferocious smoke rising from the crater.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Alfred G BuckhamEnglish (1879 - 1956)
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title:Volcano. Santa María, Guatemala
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date created:About 1930
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materials:Silver gelatine print
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measurements:46.00 x 38.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund 2008
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accession number:PGP 197.3
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Alfred G Buckham
Alfred G Buckham
Alfred Buckham's first ambition was to be a painter, but after seeing Turner's pictures in the National Gallery, he returned home and made a bonfire of his own work. He was the first head of aerial reconnaissance for the Royal Navy in the First World War and later a captain in the Royal Naval Air...
