Carleton E. Watkins
- Introduction
- Carleton E. Watkins (1829–1916) was an American photographer of the 19th century. Born in New York, he moved to California and quickly became interested in photography. He focused mainly on landscape photography, and Yosemite Valley was a favorite subject of his. His photographs of the valley significantly influenced the United States Congress' decision to preserve it as a National Park.
- Wikidata
- Q2939083
- Introduction
- Watkins photographed the Yosemite Valley and the Columbia River in Oregon and Utah from 1861 to 1874.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Ambrotypist, Daguerreotypist, Photographer
- Names
- Carleton E. Watkins, Carleton Eugene Watkins, Carleton Emmons Watkins, Carleton Watkins
- Ulan
- 500002731
Exhibitions
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502: Early Photography and Film
Through fall 2021
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Photography Rotation 8
May 13, 2011–Mar 12, 2012
MoMA
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Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West
Mar 29–Jun 8, 2009
MoMA
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Photography Collection: Rotation 2
Jun 29–Nov 28, 2005
MoMA
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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985
Nov 7, 1985–Jan 7, 1986
MoMA
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Carleton E. Watkins has
13 exhibitionsonline.
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Carleton E. Watkins Arbutus Menziesii, Pursh 1861
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Carleton E. Watkins Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite 1861
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Carleton E. Watkins Flour and Woolen Mills, Oregon City 1867
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Carleton E. Watkins The Dalles, Oregon c. 1867
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Carleton E. Watkins El Capitan (3600 Feet) from the Foot of the Mariposa Trail c. 1867
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Carleton E. Watkins The Sentinel, Echo Canyon, Utah 1873-1874
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Carleton E. Watkins San Francisco from Telegraph Hill: The Golden Gate and Alcatraz and the Bay c. 1875
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Carleton E. Watkins George Davidson's Earth Measuring Apparatus, Yolo Base Line Project, near Davis, California 1881
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Carleton E. Watkins Mirror Lake (View of Mt. Watkins), Yosemite 1878-81
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Carleton E. Watkins Late George Cling Peaches 1889
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