Cathedral Rocks and Reflections, Yosemite

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Cathedral Rocks and Reflections, Yosemite

Charles Leander WeedLinkedCulture matchlcp-92b44d966d2f

Date
1864
Medium
albumen print from wet collodion negative
Culture
America
Department
Photography
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
159285

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In 1859, Charles L. Weed made the first photographs of the Yosemite region. Using the wet collodion process, he produced 40 stereoviews and some 20 large (10 x 14 inches) glass negatives. His pioneering photographs informed future visitors and artists of the region's scenic splendors. About five years later, in 1864, he returned to create his remarkable mammoth plate views (approximately 17 x 22 inches) of the valley. This image of Cathedral Rocks is among the best examples of Weed's ability to combine sublime subject matter with observation. With graceful precision, he captured the complex landscape, fully reflected in the mirror-like surface of the lake's calm water.

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Jo Hershey Selden Fund
Provenance
New York Historical Society

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