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. WatkinsThe 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.