Mark Swope

Mark Swope was a photographer who lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. His work examined the Los Angeles landscape and the decay of its many American myths due to rampant urbanization.

Swope received his BFA from Immaculate Heart College in 1974 and his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1978. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums like VeniceArts, the Museum of Neon, Topo Swope Gallery, Jan Baum Gallery,  and the Art Garden. His work belongs to several collections like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

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Mark Swope
Untitled, Pacific Beach, WA, 2013
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, Los Angeles, CA, 2005
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, Hawthorne, CA, 2005
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, Mojave, CA, 2006
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, El Segundo, CA, 2010
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, El Segundo, CA, 2010
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, El Segundo, CA, 2010
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Untitled, El Segundo, CA, 2010
archival pigment print
h: 3.375 x w: 4 in image on h: 11 x w: 8.5 in paper
edition of 5

Mark Swope
Los Angeles, CA, 2004
archival pigment print
h: 31.5 x w: 27.5 in

Mark Swope
Hawthorne, CA, 2006
archival pigment print
h: 27.5 x w: 31.5 in

Mark Swope
Hawthorne, CA, 2004
archival pigment print
h: 20 x 24 in

Mark Swope
Los Angeles, CA, 2002
archival pigment print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Mark Swope
Santa Monica, CA, 2006
archival pigment print
h: 24 x 20 in

Mark Swope
Los Angeles, CA, 2009
archival pigment print
h: 27.5 x w: 31.5 in

Mark Swope
Venice, CA, 2004
archival pigment print
h: 31.5 x w: 27.5 in

Mark Swope
Los Angeles, CA, 2008
archival pigment print
h: 20 x w: 24 in

Mark Swope
Los Angeles, CA, 2008
archival pigment print
h: 20 x w: 24 in

Mark Swope
Los Angeles, CA, 2004
archival pigment print
h: 31.5 x w: 27.5 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2003
archival pigment print
h: 40.5 x w: 50 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2003
archival pigment print
h: 29.5 x w: 35.5 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2005
archival pigment print
h: 42.5 x w: 50 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2006
archival pigment print
h: 31.5 x w: 67 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2005
archival pigment print
h: 31.5 x w: 67 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2003
archival pigment print
h: 40.5 x w: 50 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2003
archival pigment print
h: 29.5 x w: 35.5 in

Mark Swope
L.A. River, Los Angeles, 2005
archival pigment print
h: 29.5 x w: 35.5 in

Mark Swope
L.A. Sign Structures, Los Angeles, 2001
archival pigment print
h: 13 x w: 19 in

Mark Swope
L.A. Sign Structures, Los Angeles, 2001
archival pigment print
h: 13 x w: 19 in

Mark Swope
L.A. Sign Structures, Los Angeles, 2002
archival pigment print
h: 13 x w: 19 in

Mark Swope
L.A. Sign Structures, Los Angeles, 2002
archival pigment print
h: 13 x w: 19 in

Mark Swope
L.A. Cornfields, Los Angeles, 2005
archival pigment print
h: 13 x w: 19 in

Mark Swope
L.A. Cornfields, Los Angeles, 2002
archival pigment print
h: 13 x w: 19 in