ID: 700005822 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700005822	Record Type: Movable Work
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[Yosemite Valley from the Best General View] (albumen print; Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916) (American Photograp...; 1866; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 85.XM.11.3)

Note: Mammoth plate. Carleton Watkins had the ability to photograph a subject from the viewpoint that allowed the most information to be revealed about its contents. In this image, he captured what he considered the best features of Yosemite Valley: Bridalveil Falls, Cathedral Rock, Half Dome, and El Capitan. By positioning the camera so that the base of the slender tree appears to grow from the bottom edge of the picture, Watkins composed the photograph so that the canyon rim and the open space beyond it seem to intersect. Although he sacrificed the top of the tree, he was able to place the miniaturized Yosemite Falls at the visual center of the picture. To alleviate the monotony of an empty sky, he added the clouds from a second negative. This image was taken while Watkins was working for the California Geological Survey. His two thousand pounds of equipment for the expedition, which included enough glass for over a hundred negatives, required a train of six mules.

Titles:

[Yosemite Valley from the Best General View] (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

albumen print [300127121] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs), photographic prints, <photographic prints by process>)

photographic print [300127104]

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, photographs, <photographs by form>, positives (photographs))

Classifications:

photographs (preferred)

Creation Date: 1866

Creator Display:

Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916) (American Photographer) [preferred,JPGM]

Watkins, Carleton E. (American photographer, 1829-1916) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500002731]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 85.XM.11.3

Other: Creation: Yosemite Valley [7017628] Mariposa county (county), California (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Albumen silver print

	albumen process [300133274]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <photography and photographic processes and techniques>, photographic processes)

Dimensions: Image: 41 x 52.2 cm (16 1/8 x 20 9/16 in.); Mount: 52.4 x 69.2 cm (20 5/8 x 27 1/4 in.)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Colonial North American [300107812] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Americas| The, Colonial American (pan-American style))

General Subject:

landscapes (preferred)

travel

Specific Subjects:

	Yosemite Valley [7017628]
	.....(Mariposa county (county), California (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	mountains (landforms) [300008795]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), landscapes (environments), natural landscapes, landforms (terrestrial)) (AAT)

	landscape (representation) [300015636]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

	Yosemite National Park [7017627]
	.....(Mariposa county (county), California (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

Inscriptions: (Verso, mount) inscribed in pencil, at bottom center edge, by Watkins: "Best [excised] General View Yosemite Valley No 2"; in pencil, at lower left corner: "WN personal"; (Recto, mount) inscribed in pencil, at bottom right center edge: "AS #10"

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
[Yosemite Valley from the Best General View]	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)