McGowan Cusp of Summer, Jeffrey H. Lubeck’s Exhibit of Fine Art Photography will premiere on Friday June 30^th, 2023, at MESH Gallery in Ketchum Idaho.  The premiere will be held from 5-7:30 PM. MESH Gallery is located at 420 4^th Street East.  It is situated next to Town Square and across the street from Atkinson’s Market. The Artist will be on hand for discussion.

During the Premiere MESH Gallery will also be hosting a party celebrating its 10^th year in business. The public is invited to attend the event free of charge. Free Food and beverages will be served.

Lubeck captured images of the iconic McGowan Peak in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho over a nine-hour period on the day before summer this year.  “My goal was to capture McGowan and its surroundings: during the fading light of sunset, the height of the night sky under the Milky Way and in the golden glow of sunrise”, says Lubeck.  “The effort required a fair amount of planning, perseverance, and luck.”

Lubeck’s research and experience suggested that given the sun’s angles, McGowan is primed for a superb sunrise and sunset on the days just before, during, and after the Summer Solstice.  In 2023, on the same day, a New Moon with the Milky Way Belt at its height would also occur. McGowan Peak is in the heart of the Central Idaho Dark Skies Reserve. It is America’s first Gold-Tier Dark Skies Reserve.

McGowan Peak is often misspelled.  It is named for one of the earliest residents in the Sawtooth Basin, George McGowan.  Many travel maps, tourism companies, and historical websites misspell it to be McGown Peak.  Official records of the U.S. Geographical Board have the name designation of “McGowan” submitted by the United States Forest Service on February 21, 1916, and approved on June 7^th, 1916.  Relatives of McGowan living in Challis, Idaho have confirmed McGowan to be the correct spelling.

MESH Gallery does its own printing and framing. “Because of the high-end nature of the photographic gear and printer we have sold works as large as 18 feet in width” says Kyle.

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Contact: Kyle Lubeck at (208) 309-3200 or at [email protected]