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Carleton E. Watkins — The Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins

The Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"

1861

Celebrated for its delicate portrayal of one of Yosemite's most photogenic waterfalls, this stereo albumen print exemplifies the romantic sensibility that Watkins brought to documentary landscape photography in the American West.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Carleton E. Watkins, The Bridal Veil, 900 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast", 1861

Celebrated for its delicate portrayal of one of Yosemite's most photogenic waterfalls, this stereo albumen print exemplifies the romantic sensibility that Watkins brought to documentary landscape photography in the American West.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1861
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, American, Photograph, Scenic, Landscape, Nature, Waterfall

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art