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The Yosemite Valley, from Inspiration Point, Mariposa Trail

Dateca. 1861

Maker Carleton E. Watkins born Oneonta, New York 1829; died Napa, California, 1916

Object number81.56

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, 200 Photographs from the Museum Collection, Dec. 8, 1983 - Feb. 5, 1984. Text by Rod Slemmons. No cat. no. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The American Landscape's 'Quieter Spirit': Early Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church. June 25 - Oct. 16, 2005. Text by Patricia Junker. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Beauty and Bounty: American Art in the Age of Exploration, June 30, 2011 - Sept. 11, 2011. No catalogue.Published ReferencesYoung, Tara. SAM Collects: Contemporary Art Project, 2002. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 2002, pg. 51. Junker, Patricia. Albert Bierstadt, Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast: A Superb Vision of Dreamland, in association with Beauty and Bounty: American Art in the Age of Exploration. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum in association with University of Washington Press, 2011; pp. 25, 28, reproduced fig. 28.

Credit LineFloyd A. Naramore Memorial Purchase Fund

Dimensions7 5/8 x 11 5/8 in. (19.3 x 29.6 cm)

MediumAlbumen print