Grizzly Giant, Mariposa Grove

A sepia albumen print shows a massive giant sequoia rising above a forest of tall conifers, its sparse, branching crown spreading against a pale sky. Beside it stands a broken, hollowed snag, and the ground is scattered with low brush and fallen debris.

Artist

Carleton E. Watkins

Date

1861

Medium

albumen silver print

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2268 × 3000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum