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Artist unknown — Copy of Carleton Watkins' "Galen Clark Before the Grizzly Giant,"

Artist unknown

Copy of Carleton Watkins' "Galen Clark Before the Grizzly Giant,"

1863

Translating Carleton Watkins' iconic photograph of California's giant sequoias into print form, this woodcut engraving made the wonder of the American West accessible to Eastern audiences.

Medium
Print on paper from woodcut engraving

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Artist unknown, Copy of Carleton Watkins' "Galen Clark Before the Grizzly Giant,", 1863

Translating Carleton Watkins' iconic photograph of California's giant sequoias into print form, this woodcut engraving made the wonder of the American West accessible to Eastern audiences.

Medium
Print on paper from woodcut engraving
Year
1863
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Print, Monochrome, Trees, Documentary, American, 1860s, Scenic, Landscape, Nature, Woodcut

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