Carleton E. Watkins, Charter Oak, Thurlow Lodge, Menlo Park, 1874
mammoth-plate albumen print, 15-3/8 x 20-1/2 inches (image & sheet)

Carleton E. Watkins: The Modern Art Notes Podcast

Modern Art Notes host Tyler Green is interviewed by Eleanor Harvey, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, about his book Carleton Watkins: Making the West American. They talk about what drew Green to Watkins as a subject, and what made Watkins different from his contemporaries. Listen to the 2018 podcast here.