Little Devil's Bridge c. 19th century

Curator: Charles Turner, active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, created "Little Devil's Bridge," capturing a landscape scene. Editor: It's like a memory fading into sepia. Kind of gothic, kind of romantic. Curator: Bridges, especially those named "Devil's Bridge," often symbolize a connection between the earthly and the infernal, or the known and the unknown. Editor: It feels like a dare, doesn't it? That tiny bridge daring you to cross over to something... else. Curator: Indeed. Turner's use of light and shadow adds to this dramatic interpretation, the bridge looming against the turbulent gorge. Editor: Makes you think about the stories a place like that could hold. Maybe that's the real appeal. Curator: Places carry stories. Editor: Absolutely, and this print certainly invites us into one of its own.