Carleton Watkins : the complete mammoth photographs
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Carleton Watkins : the complete mammoth photographs
J. Paul Getty Museum, c2011
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Becoming a professional picture maker / Christine Hult-Lews
- The great Yosemite Valley and related pictures / Weston Naef
- San Francisco / Jack von Euw
- The Pacific Coast / Weston Naef
- South, East, and North of San Francisco Bay / Christine Hult-Lewis and Weston Naef
- The California Missions project / Jennifer A. Watts
- Picturing the topographical landscape / Weston Naef
- Railroads and agriculture / Jennifer A. Watts
- Mining pictures / Christine Hult-Lewis
- Pictureing other subjects / Weston Naef
- Appendix A: The Isaiah W. Taber Inventory / Weston Naef and Christine Hult-Lewis
- Appendix B: Watkins signatures and imprints / Weston Naef with Michael Hargraves
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Description
This is an opulently illustrated catalogue of the entire remaining mammoth photographs of Carleton Watkins (1829-1916). The extraordinary body of work by photographer Carleton Watkins - taken between 1858 and 1891 - constitutes one of the longest and most productive careers in 19th-century American photography. Nearly 13,000 "mammoth" (18 X 22 inch) glass-plate negatives were produced, the majority of which exist in only one surviving print. Of these, fewer than 300 have ever been previously reproduced or exhibited. Drawing on painstaking research, the authors have assembled and catalogued all Watkins' known mammoth-plate photographs, including views of Yosemite, San Francisco, and the Pacific Coast. The work will contribute not only to a fuller understanding of this pioneering photographer but also portray the barely explored frontier in its final moments of pristine beauty.
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