Glacier Point and South Dome, Yosemite Valley, California

published 1898

William Henry Jackson, Detroit Photographic Company

Associated Names
William Henry Jackson

Artist, American, 1843 - 1942

Detroit Photographic Company

Publisher, American, c. 1895 - 1932

This print shows a canyon with rocky terrain, seen from a high vantage point. The horizon shows more mountains fading into the distance under a blue sky with light clouds. On the right, a group of people stand on the top of a tall, dark cliff near the upper right corner. They appear to be dressed in black, with gray skin and no visible facial features. The rocks below them are in shadow, while the ones in the distance are brightly lit, in shades of pale gray and blue and dotted with green plant life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photo-chromolithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 22.8 × 17.8 cm (9 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.233


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Cardozo, St. Paul, MN; Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

stamped lower left: 53018 GLACIER POINT AND SOUTH DOME, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CAL.; lower right: Copyright, 1899 BY / DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.


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