COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2002.43
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CMA_.2002.43
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
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Object Type:
Photographs
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Photographs
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Creator Name:
Weed, Charles Leander
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Weed, Charles Leander
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Creator Nationality:
American
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American
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1824 - 1903
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1824 - 1903
Creator Dates/Places
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Biography:
Charles Leander Weed American, 1824-1903Born in New York state, Charles Leander Weed moved to Sacramento, where he became a camera operator in the daguerreotype portrait studio of George J. Watson in 1854. Four years later he was named the junior partner of Robert Vance, the leading daguerreotypist in California during the 1850s. Weed is recognized for his early views of Yosemite. In June 1859 he was the first known photographer to venture into the valley, taken there by the publisher, developer, and entrepreneur James Hutchings, who printed woodcuts after Weed's wet plate photographs later that year in his Hutchings' California Magazine. Like other photographers, Weed switched from daguerreotypes to the wet collodion technique soon after its local introduction at the 1855 California State Fair. His views of early mining and settlement in California have been much admired. In 1860 Weed left his partnership to make the first of several visits to Asia, briefly establishing a studio in Hong Kong before returning to California the following year. He photographed Yosemite in 1864, then traveled to produce views of Hawaii in 1865 and of the Far East in 1867. That same year he showed his photographs at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, winning an international award for landscape photography. Weed made another trip to Yosemite in 1872, probably with Eadweard Muybridge, and later worked as a photoengraver. T.W.F.
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Charles Leander Weed American, 1824-1903Born in New York state, Charles Leander Weed moved to Sacramento, where he became a camera operator in the daguerreotype portrait studio of George J. Watson in 1854. Four years later he was named the junior partner of Robert Vance, the leading daguerreotypist in California during the 1850s. Weed is recognized for his early views of Yosemite. In June 1859 he was the first known photographer to venture into the valley, taken there by the publisher, developer, and entrepreneur James Hutchings, who printed woodcuts after Weed's wet plate photographs later that year in his Hutchings' California Magazine. Like other photographers, Weed switched from daguerreotypes to the wet collodion technique soon after its local introduction at the 1855 California State Fair. His views of early mining and settlement in California have been much admired. In 1860 Weed left his partnership to make the first of several visits to Asia, briefly establishing a studio in Hong Kong before returning to California the following year. He photographed Yosemite in 1864, then traveled to produce views of Hawaii in 1865 and of the Far East in 1867. That same year he showed his photographs at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, winning an international award for landscape photography. Weed made another trip to Yosemite in 1872, probably with Eadweard Muybridge, and later worked as a photoengraver. T.W.F.
Biography
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Birth Place:
New York State
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New York State
Creator Birth Place
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Creator Death Place:
Oakland, CA
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Oakland, CA
Creator Death Place
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Creator Name-CRT:
Charles Leander Weed
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Charles Leander Weed
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail
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Yosemite Valley from Mariposa Trail
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1865
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c. 1865
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1860
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1860
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1870
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1870
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
albumen print from wet collodion negative
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albumen print from wet collodion negative
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Classification Term:
Photograph
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Photograph
Classification Term
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Style or Period:
America, 19th century
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America, 19th century
Style or Period
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Dimensions:
Image: 39.7cm x 51.7cm, Mounted: 55.6cm x 71cm
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Image: 39.7cm x 51.7cm, Mounted: 55.6cm x 71cm
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
2002.43
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2002.43
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clevelandart.org/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2002.43.tif
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CMA_.2002.43.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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