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Carleton E. Watkins, artist
American, 1829 - 1916
Sunset at Lake Tahoe, 19th - 20th century
Albumen print
11.5 x 16.9 cm (image); 11.9 x 19.6 cm (sheet)
Museum Purchase, Francis Tullis and Reginald Leighton Vaughan Memorial Fund, gift of Reginald Bethune Vaughan 1991.3.6

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Artist Biography: Born Carleton Eugene Watkins. Some books give 1825 as his birthdate, but 1829 seems more reliable. Went to California 1851/1852. Studied photography with Robert Vance in San Francisco 1854. Own studio by 1861, specialized in views. Yosemite Gallery in 1867. Bankrupt in 1874, negatives printed by I.W. Taber in 1870*s and 1880*s. Continued work in 1890*s. Studio destroyed 1906 earthquake. Died 1916.

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