Carleton Watkins; Making the West American [all images by Carlton Watkins (1829-1916)
by Green, Tyler
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About This Item
Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2018. First Edition. As new/As new. SIGNED by author [9.25x6.5in]; xvii, 574 pp., 74 illustrations, one map, extensive notes, bibliography and index; Light beige cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed, headband; Pictorial dust jacket of View from Round Top, 1879 with white and mustard lettering on front and spine, reviews on back, inside dust jacket image of El Capitan, Yosemite, 1861; No condition issues, as new. Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) was one of the most highly acclaimed of early western photographers. Watkins extensively photographed early San Francisco, Yosemite, Mendocino and the Sierra Nevada mining regions. His photographs of Yosemite helped influence Congress and President Lincoln in the preservation of Yosemite Valley. Watkins also made some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. Watkins' Pacific Railroad series documents construction of the transcontinental railroad from Sacramento to Utah (from www.carletonwatkins.org). This book is an extensive and well researched exploration of Carleton Watkins life and works. From the dust jacket, "... Tyler Green reviews how an artist didn't just reflect his time, but acted as an agent of influence.
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- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13513
- Title
- Carleton Watkins; Making the West American [all images by Carlton Watkins (1829-1916)
- Author
- Green, Tyler
- Book Condition
- New As new
- Jacket Condition
- As new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Oakland, CA
- Date Published
- 2018
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Western Photography
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- Adventure;
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About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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