Cape Horn, Columbia River, 1867

Not on View

Medium

albumen print

Dimensions

overall: 41.2 x 52.5 cm (16 1/4 x 20 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary and David Robinson

Accession Number

1995.35.25

Artists / Makers

Carleton E. Watkins (artist) American, 1829 - 1916

Image Use

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Inscription

by later hand, on mount, lower center in graphite: Christie 16 Mai 1980 no 248 / C E WATKINS no 420 Cape Horn Columbia River ca 1868 / 410 x 525 (Oregon)

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Fraenkel Gallery
Robinson, Mrs. C. David

Exhibition History

1995: The First Century of Photography: New Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

1999: Photographs from the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999.

Bibliography

1989: Carleton E. Watkins: Photographs, 1861-1874. Exh. cat. Fraenkel Gallery. San Francisco, 1989, fig.V-2.