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Stillness

black and white photo of a black cat peeking out of a stone doorway

Manuel Carrillo, Untitled (Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco), from the portfolio, "M. Carrillo," 1960, printed 1981. Gelatin silver print. SBMA, Gift of Arthur and Yolanda Steinman.

black and white photo of a leaf on a branch

Marion Patterson, Ivy Leaf, Yosemite, 1958, May. Gelatin silver print. SBMA, Gift of Jean and Edgar Bissantz.

Photo of Central Park at night with a reflection of buildings in the background in the water in the foreground

William Edwin Gledhill & Carolyn Evens Gledhill, Reflections at Night, Central Park, New York, 1951. Gelatin silver print. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Rowe S. Giesen.

photo of a shoreline with plants in the foreground

Frederick Detlefsen, Cattails, Lakeshore and Sunset, ca. 1900. Platinum print. SBMA, Gift of Glen Serbin.

black and white photo of a black cat peeking out of a stone doorway
black and white photo of a leaf on a branch
Photo of Central Park at night with a reflection of buildings in the background in the water in the foreground
photo of a shoreline with plants in the foreground

Simply installed in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s Photography Gallery, Stillness invites contemplation and introspection via a select and small group of beautifully composed and printed images. The exhibition demonstrates how artists have perceptively used the unique capabilities of the photographic medium to create images that resonate with the invisible experiences of stillness, time, and silence.