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"Inverted in the Tide Stand the Grey Rocks."

Carleton WatkinsJuly 1861

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

To enliven his views, Watkins incorporated reflections whenever possible, and he was one of the first photographers to do so systematically over many decades. Watkins was a master of the reflected image, and this example is one of the best of the genre. He was an avid reader, and he occasionally made literary references when titling his work. In the name for this stereograph, the gray rocks refer to a line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1824 poem "An April Day."

Details

  • Title: "Inverted in the Tide Stand the Grey Rocks."
  • Creator: Carleton Watkins
  • Date Created: July 1861
  • Physical Dimensions: 5.6 × 14.6 cm (2 3/16 × 5 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Stereograph
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen glass stereograph
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 92.XH.97.2
  • Culture: American
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Carleton Watkins (American, 1829 - 1916)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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