Stovepipe Wells Lodge – G Dan Mitchell photographs. Death Valley National Park, California. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Since several people have asked, I thought I would share an update on installation of my photographs at the historic Stovepipe Wells Lodge in Death Valley National Park. Late last year Ortega Family Enterprises (who also sell some of my photographs at Muir Woods National Monument) contacted me. They were about to take over the management of the facility from the previous concessionaire and were interested in selling some of my Death Valley photographs in the gift shop at Stovepipe Wells.
It turns out that they were also planning some significant upgrades to the lodging facilities at Stovepipe and they asked if I could provide a large number of 16″ x 24″ prints for the guest rooms. To make a long story short, they selected a half dozen of my Death Valley photographs and I went to work making nearly 170 prints of the six photographs, which were then shipped off to their framer for final preparation.
I finally got a chance to see the results when I visited Death Vally in early April. I stopped by and found out that they had begun the process of hanging the prints in guest rooms, and with the help of an employee I was able to get in long enough to snap a shot of one of the rooms. (Hanging in this room are “Transverse Dunes, Death Valley“ and “Crossing Tracks, Racetrack Playa.”) It was also good to see some work being done to upgrade and update the lodge!
It is gratifying to have my photographs installed here for several reasons. Several of the photographs were made virtually within walking distance of Stovepipe Wells, where I often camp when I visit the Valley. I also know that among the many people who visit Stovepipe will be a good number of my fellow photographers – and knowing that they will see my prints here is both a bit intimidating and a quite exciting! Finally, before Ortega took over the facility I often stopped to look at some of the photographs and paintings that had been there previously. (I was glad to see that one wonderful black and white photograph was still hanging in the hotel office.) With that in mind, it seems like there is a good chance that these photographs of mine may be hanging in this historic facility for some time to come!
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That is fantastic Dan! People from all over the world visit Death Valley and Muir Woods…that is tremendous exposure for your work! Congrats.
Fantastic! Congratulations! LOL, so do you get a discount now for staying there?
It is really neat that some of the photos are from nearby – I’m sure that will be an inspiration for some people to go out and take some photos.
Thanks, all! I didn’t get to eat there on my recent visit, but I did eat there a few times when the previous concessionaire ran the place – it was pretty mediocre. (Though still a step up from my camp food!)
Conversations I have had with the new operators suggest that they have some real plans for improvements.
Dan
Congratulations Dan – I will now know they next time I’m at The Pipe that I will be sharing the room with your art. They have made many improvements at Stovepipe including your wonderful photos. Maybe you can lend your influence on their menu? Best, Terry.
Fantastic! Stovepipe Wells is one of my favorite places to spend a night. Congrats on the photo placement. Next time I get to Death Valley I’ll take a look. Hopefully this spurs a lot of print sales for you.
This is fantastic Dan! Congrats on this…quite the accomplishment.
That’s most excellent, Dan. Congratulations! That should be inspiration for any fellow photographers staying at the lodge.
Congratulations! And congratulations at least as hearty to Ortega Family Enterprises for their fine taste and good sense.
Do you have a closeup of any on the wall? I ask only because I’d like to see how obvious your name is going to be to guests in the rooms :-).