COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.2002.47
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CMA_.2002.47
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Photographs
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Photographs
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Jackson, William Henry
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Jackson, William Henry
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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:
1843 - 1942
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1843 - 1942
Creator Dates/Places
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Biography:
William Henry Jackson American, 1843-1942Although considered primarily a photographer of the American frontier, William Henry Jackson's long life and early start in photography allowed him to bridge several different eras during his nearly 80 years in the field. Jackson (born in Keesville, New York) worked as a photographic retoucher in 1858 and served as a staff artist in the 12th Vermont Infantry, Company K, for the Union army in 1862. After the war, he worked at several establishments in the Northeast before opening a studio, Jackson Brothers, with his brother Edward in Omaha in 1867. Two years later he photographed along the newly opened Union Pacific Railroad, making approximately 10,000 stereoviews. In 1870 Jackson began an eight-year assignment as official photographer to the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of Ferdinand V. Hayden, producing important views of the American West: Wyoming and Yellowstone, Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, and lost cities in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. He went on to become a photographic publisher and entrepreneur in Denver, specializing in commissioned landscapes for the railroad. In 1893 Jackson was the official photographer for the World's Columbian Exposition. He painted as well, accepting a substantial mural commission in his 90s. Selected for a photography exhibition juried by Ansel Adams in 1939, Jackson also saw his work exhibited in 1942 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. His legacy includes thousands of negatives and prints that contributed to the picturing of America in the 19th century. It was Jackson's photographs of Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Mesa Verde that inspired the government to make these areas national parks. T.W.F.
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William Henry Jackson American, 1843-1942Although considered primarily a photographer of the American frontier, William Henry Jackson's long life and early start in photography allowed him to bridge several different eras during his nearly 80 years in the field. Jackson (born in Keesville, New York) worked as a photographic retoucher in 1858 and served as a staff artist in the 12th Vermont Infantry, Company K, for the Union army in 1862. After the war, he worked at several establishments in the Northeast before opening a studio, Jackson Brothers, with his brother Edward in Omaha in 1867. Two years later he photographed along the newly opened Union Pacific Railroad, making approximately 10,000 stereoviews. In 1870 Jackson began an eight-year assignment as official photographer to the U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of Ferdinand V. Hayden, producing important views of the American West: Wyoming and Yellowstone, Colorado and the Rocky Mountains, and lost cities in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. He went on to become a photographic publisher and entrepreneur in Denver, specializing in commissioned landscapes for the railroad. In 1893 Jackson was the official photographer for the World's Columbian Exposition. He painted as well, accepting a substantial mural commission in his 90s. Selected for a photography exhibition juried by Ansel Adams in 1939, Jackson also saw his work exhibited in 1942 at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. His legacy includes thousands of negatives and prints that contributed to the picturing of America in the 19th century. It was Jackson's photographs of Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons, and Mesa Verde that inspired the government to make these areas national parks. T.W.F.
Biography
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Birth Place:
Keesville, NY
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Keesville, NY
Creator Birth Place
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Creator Death Place:
New York, NY
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New York, NY
Creator Death Place
false
Creator Name-CRT:
William Henry Jackson
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William Henry Jackson
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Mystic Lake, M.T.
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Mystic Lake, M.T.
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.1870
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c.1870
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1865
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1865
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1875
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1875
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
Materials and Techniques
false
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: 23.3cm x 50.7cm, Mounted: 40.6cm x 31.5cm
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Image: 23.3cm x 50.7cm, Mounted: 40.6cm x 31.5cm
Dimensions
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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:
2002.47
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2002.47
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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Inscriptions:
Imprinted into image, in white; "MYSTIC LAKE. M.T.", written in pencil on recto of mount: "01200"
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Imprinted into image, in white; "MYSTIC LAKE. M.T.", written in pencil on recto of mount: "01200"
Inscriptions
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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
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2002.47.tif
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CMA_.2002.47.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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