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Mount St. Helens
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, 2004. 80 pp. , hardcover , 13¾x10 |
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On the morning of May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in the forests of Washington State exploded. First, months of building interior pressure triggered a massive landslide removing entire north face of the mountain. This avalanche was followed immediately by a violent eruption that ultimately expelled over a quarter-billion cubic yards of magma. Beginning in 1981 and continuing until 1990, photographer Frank Gohlke made regular visits to the devastated land around Mount St. Helens. |
 Aerial view: looking south at Mount St. Helens, Washington, crater and lava dome, Mount Hood and Mount Jefferson in the distance, airplane in crater, 1982 |