ID: 700005821 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700005821	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon (albumen print; Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916); printer: I.W. Tabe...; negative 1867; print about 188...; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 85.XM.11.2)

Note: Mammoth plate. In 1867 Carleton Watkins made an expedition to Oregon to obtain photographs of its geology, including the chain of extinct volcanic mountains that cap the coastal range. This view was made from the Washington side of the Columbia River. Even the evidence of a solitary boatman and his cargo does not disturb the landscape's profound serenity, nor does his presence reveal the fact that cultivated farmland and an apple orchard existed nearby. Watkins's image nonetheless portrays a man facing nature at its most grand and overwhelming. The man's boat appears ready to launch into the still, glassy river, an act that will make an indelible imprint on the water's pristine, boundless surface.

Titles:

Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Columbia River series (C,U,GP,English,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: negative 1867; print about 1881 - 1883

Creator Display:

Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916); printer: I.W. Taber (American, 1830 - 1912) [preferred,JPGM]

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

printer Taber, Isaiah West (American photographer, 1830-1912) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500002696]

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.11.2

Other: Creation: Horn, Cape [2399449] Clackamas county (county), Oregon (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: 40.5 x 52.3 cm (15 15/16 x 20 9/16 in.); Mount: 55.7 x 68.2 cm (21 15/16 x 26 7/8 in.)

Cultures:

American (preferred)

General Subject:

landscapes (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Cape Horn [2399449]
	.....(Clackamas county (county), Oregon (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	Columbia River [2250934]
	.....(United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	boat [300178749]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Transportation Vehicles (hierarchy name), vehicles (transportation), watercraft, <watercraft by general type>) (AAT)

	seascape [300117546]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

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

............... Columbia River series

Sources and Contributors:
Cape Horn, Columbia River, Oregon	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Columbia River series	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

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

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