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CARLETON E. WATKINS. The Father of the Forest 450 Ft Long, C. Grove

The Father of the Forest 450 Ft Long, C. Grove. Artist: Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829-1916). Dimensions: Image: 12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.), circular
Album page: 24 x 25.1 cm (9 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.). Date: ca. 1878.
This exceptionally rare untitled album features seventy-three circular-format views made seventeen years after Watkins first photographed at Mariposa Grove and Yosemite. Half of the photographs are studies of the great sequoia trees in Calaveras Grove, the other half are landscapes of Yosemite. Watkins used a stereo camera with oversize plates then masked the negatives during the printing process.
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The Father of the Forest 450 Ft Long, C. Grove
The Father of the Forest 450 Ft Long, C. Grove. Artist: Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829-1916). Dimensions: Image: 12.5 x 12.5 cm (4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.), circular Album page: 24 x 25.1 cm (9 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.). Date: ca. 1878. This exceptionally rare untitled album features seventy-three circular-format views made seventeen years after Watkins first photographed at Mariposa Grove and Yosemite. Half of the photographs are studies of the great sequoia trees in Calaveras Grove, the other half are landscapes of Yosemite. Watkins used a stereo camera with oversize plates then masked the negatives during the printing process.
Technique/matériel:
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Autorisations:
Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:
2790 x 2694 px | 21.5 MB
Taille d'impression:
23.6 x 22.8 cm | 9.3 x 9.0 in (300 dpi)