Lot Essay
The figure posed in the engulfing trunk of the forest giant is Galen Clark, Keeper of the Big Trees. (Era of Exploration, p. 38)
Details
CARLETON E. WATKINS (1825-1916)
Section of the "Grizzly Giant", 33 Feet Diameter, Mariposa Grove, Cal.
Mammoth plate albumen print. 1866. Titled and Taber Photo credit in the negative. 19¼ x 15 7/8in.
Section of the "Grizzly Giant", 33 Feet Diameter, Mariposa Grove, Cal.
Mammoth plate albumen print. 1866. Titled and Taber Photo credit in the negative. 19¼ x 15 7/8in.
Literature
Era of Exploration, fig. 49.