Henry Hamilton Bennett

American, born Canada, 1843 - 1908

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Two men in a canoe row toward us and a bank of rocks and boulders lining the bottom edge of this black and white, nearly square photograph. Sheer cliffs and trees rise from the banks to each side. The cliffs narrow like an almost closed letter C a short distance from us and then open onto wider tree-lined banks beyond. Puffy clouds skim across the sky above.
Henry Hamilton Bennett, Lower Jaws, Dells of the Wisconsin, 1903, gelatin silver print, Gift of the UBS Art Collection, 2023.30.22

Lower Jaws, Dells of the Wisconsin

Henry Hamilton Bennett · 1903 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2023.30.22

We look across a glassy lake at a V-shaped slice of cloudy sky between banks of trees that reach from the top corners of this horizontal black and white photograph to just below the center of the composition. The forest and sky are reflected in the water below, turning the V of sky into an X. A wooden dock extends into view from the lower right corner, and a few branches from a tree out of sight dip down across the right half of the top edge.
Henry Hamilton Bennett, Mirror Lake, near the Wisconsin Dells, c. 1900, gelatin silver print, Gift of the UBS Art Collection, 2023.30.20

Mirror Lake, near the Wisconsin Dells

Henry Hamilton Bennett · c. 1900 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2023.30.20

A person sits in a rocky formation at the edge of a dense forest in this horizontal black and white photograph. The rocks are blocky and horizontally or diagonally striated. The person sitting inside has pale skin, a dark mustache, and wears a dark suit. A stretch of sand separates us from the structure.
Henry Hamilton Bennett, Rock Formation with Figure, c. 1900, gelatin silver print, Gift of the UBS Art Collection, 2023.30.21

Rock Formation with Figure

Henry Hamilton Bennett · c. 1900 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2023.30.21

Two rocky, striated walls nearly fill this vertical black and white photograph. Through a narrow gap, like an open zipper, more striated rocks are visible.
Henry Hamilton Bennett, In Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin, c. 1900, gelatin silver print, Gift of the UBS Art Collection, 2023.30.23

In Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin

Henry Hamilton Bennett · c. 1900 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2023.30.23

From the flat top of striated, sheer rocks, we look down onto a person rowing a canoe toward us in a river in this horizontal black and white photograph. The rocky banks funnel the river, which comes toward us, like a canal. Evergreen trees are spiky silhouettes against a cloudy, pale sky. Printed text at the bottom left of the photograph reads, “At the Mouth of Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin. Copyright by Henry H. Bennett.”
Henry Hamilton Bennett, At the Mouth of Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin, c. 1900, gelatin silver print, Gift of the UBS Art Collection, 2023.30.24

At the Mouth of Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin

Henry Hamilton Bennett · c. 1900 · gelatin silver print ·  Accession ID  2023.30.24