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Carleton Watkins: The Art of Perception is a richly illustrated exploration of nineteenth-century photography and the American West. Its expansive landscape reproductions reveal the detail and composition of Watkins’s work, making this an appealing volume for photography collectors, artists, and readers interested in Yosemite and Western history.
Written by Douglas R. Nickel, with an introduction by Maria Morris Hambourg, and published by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1999 to accompany the traveling exhibition. Subjects include Yosemite, the Pacific Coast, the Columbia River, mining landscapes, and the changing Western frontier.
Large-format softcover in pictorial wrappers with folding flaps. The publisher specifies 105 tritone and 20 duotone photographs, with four gatefolds. ISBN: 0918471516.
Condition: Very Good. Light surface rubbing and edge wear to the covers, with minor corner wear and a small crease at the lower front corner. The photographed interior pages appear clean and bright, with attractive photographic reproductions. Please review the photographs for condition details.
SKU D-9
Carleton Watkins The Art of Perception 1999 Photography Yosemite Softcover
$40.00
Written by Douglas R. Nickel, with an introduction by Maria Morris Hambourg, and published by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1999 to accompany the traveling exhibition. Subjects include Yosemite, the Pacific Coast, the Columbia River, mining landscapes, and the changing Western frontier.
Large-format softcover in pictorial wrappers with folding flaps. The publisher specifies 105 tritone and 20 duotone photographs, with four gatefolds. ISBN: 0918471516.
Condition: Very Good. Light surface rubbing and edge wear to the covers, with minor corner wear and a small crease at the lower front corner. The photographed interior pages appear clean and bright, with attractive photographic reproductions. Please review the photographs for condition details.
SKU D-9