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Carleton Watkins: The Art of Perception Author: Nickel, Douglas R. Place: San Francisco, CA and New York, NY Publisher: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Date: 1999 Description: 228 pp. Photographs (105 tritone, 20 duotone, 4 gatefolds), notes on plates, selected references, chronology, acknowledgements. (Large 4to) 11¾x11", dark olive green cloth, silver stamped spine, photographically illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. Exhibition Catalog. Carleton Watkins (1829-1916) is considered by many to be the greatest American photographer of the nineteenth century. During his career of some fifty years, Watkins traveled the western United States, making thousands of remarkable, historically important images. From pictures of Yosemite, the Pacific Coast, and the scenery along the Columbia River to photographs of the vast mining tracts of the Sierra Nevada and the towns springing up along the recently built Central and Southern Pacific railroads, these images provide an unparalleled visual record of the West. Produced using state-of-the-art tritone printing, it showcases over one hundred of his best images, including several of Watkins's extraordinary multi-part panoramic works. The photographs, many of which have never been exhibited or reproduced before, are accompanied by essays that are informed by substantial original research into Watkin's life and ambitions. Lot Amendments Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 317207