This undated photonegative was created by Winter Prather (1926-2005) and depicts unknown locations. Comprised of multiple negatives, the image depicts a mid-century modern desk, office chair, and chest of drawers. A mountain landscape visible beyond the office furniture. The chair faces the mountains. It is unknown whether Prather took this photograph on behalf of a commercial client; Prather brought the same sensibility to his commercial and artistic work.
Winter Phillips Prather (1926-2005) was a prominent commercial and fine art photographer who worked in Denver, Colorado and Taos, New Mexico during the mid 20th Century. Due to the physical and mental illnesses that Prather suffered later in his life, many images in the collection were not initially labeled with dates, subjects, or locations. Photographs that have been dated and identified were taken between 1940 and 1978 primarily in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Images in the collection demonstrate Prather's mastery of diverse photographic genera’s. Non-representational abstracts, industrial images, western landscapes, portraits, still-lifes, and art reproductions can all be found among Prather's photographs. In addition, the collection also contains Prather's experimental work with reverse negative printing, composite images, and solarization. This photograph is part of the Winter Prather collection (Ph.00332)