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Bridal Veil, Yosemite

1865–66
(American, 1829–1916)
America, 19th century
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Image: 40.1 x 52.4 cm (15 13/16 x 20 5/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1992.12
Location: not on view
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In the spring, Bridal Veil Falls drops a torrent of rushing water 620 feet down into the Yosemite Valley.

Description

The grand scale of the American West was difficult to convey in early photographs, which were intimately scaled objects meant for the hand and the album. Starting in the late 1850s, a handful of photographers shooting landscapes and historical settings began producing “mammoth” prints, including the San Francisco-based Carleton E. Watkins. The seemingly gargantuan scale of these prints allowed a new, immersive relationship between the viewer and the image, enhancing that “you are there” feeling.
Bridal Veil, Yosemite

Bridal Veil, Yosemite

1865–66

Carleton E. Watkins

(American, 1829–1916)
America, 19th century

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