The Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Yosemite

Carleton E. Watkins, Isaiah West Taber, The Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Yosemite, ca. 1870, printed ca. 1875, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.281
Carleton E. Watkins, Isaiah West Taber, The Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Yosemite, ca. 1870, printed ca. 1875, albumen silver print, sheet and image: 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.281
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Artwork Details

Title
The Vernal and Nevada Falls, from Glacier Point, Yosemite
Artists
Printer
Date
ca. 1870, printed ca. 1875
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
albumen silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — California
  • Landscape — bird’s eye view
  • Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
  • Landscape — waterfall — Nevada Falls
  • Landscape — waterfall — Vernal Falls
Object Number
1994.91.281
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.91.281

Works by this artist (15 items)

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Carleton E. Watkins, James Ford, San Francisco, Corner of California and Montgomery Streets, ca. 1857, coated salted paper print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.51
San Francisco, Corner of California and Montgomery Streets
Artist
Dateca. 1857
coated salted paper print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, Devil's Slide, ca. 1880, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.30.6
Devil’s Slide
Artist
Dateca. 1880
albumen silver print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, Charles Roscoe Savage, Dale Creek Bridge, ca. 1885, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.30.5
Dale Creek Bridge
Artist
Dateca. 1885
albumen silver print
Not on view
Carleton E. Watkins, The Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, California, 1861, printed after 1875, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.278
The Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, California
Artist
Date1861, printed after 1875
albumen silver print
Not on view

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