Carleton Watkins : the Stanford albums ; [on the occasion of the exhibition ... Cantor Arts Center at Standford University, April 24 - August 17, 2014]

Carleton Watkins the Stanford albums ; [on the occasion of the exhibition ... Cantor Arts Center at Standford University, April 24 - August 17, 2014]

Born in upstate New York in 1829, Carleton Watkins ventured west in 1848 to strike it rich. Instead of prospecting for gold, Watkins acquired a talent for photography. Through the 1860s and 1870s, Watkins charted the remote American West, and masterfully captured the vast scale and spirit of the Pac...

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Körperschaft: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Watkins, Carleton E. (IllustratorIn), Clifford, James (BerichterstatterIn), Stockmann, Colleen (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press 2014
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Watkins, Carleton E., > Watkins, Carleton E. > Stanford University. > Landscape photography > Landschaftsfotografie > West (U.S.) > USA > Ausstellungskatalog > Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts
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Zusammenfassung:Born in upstate New York in 1829, Carleton Watkins ventured west in 1848 to strike it rich. Instead of prospecting for gold, Watkins acquired a talent for photography. Through the 1860s and 1870s, Watkins charted the remote American West, and masterfully captured the vast scale and spirit of the Pacific Northwest. Among his most iconic photographs are the dramatic waterfalls, peaks, and valleys of Yosemite Valley. So moving were these images of the Valley that they were instrumental in convincing the 38th U.S. Congress and President Abraham Lincoln to pass the Yosemite Act of 1864, the first official step toward preserving the region and creating a blueprint for America's National Park System. 'Carleton Watkins: The Stanford Albums' presents over 150 images from three of Watkins's albums - Photographs of the Yosemite Valley (1861 and 1865-66), Photographs of the Pacific Coast (1862-76), and Photographs of the Columbia River and Oregon (1867 and 1870) - from the Stanford University Libraries Special Collections. These images represent the definitive collection of Watkins's highest achievements.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:280 S.
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ISBN:9780804792158
978-0-8047-9215-8