Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Early in a long, creative career distinguished by landmark studies of animal and human motion, Eadweard J. Muybridge created a remarkable group of photographs of Yosemite Valley in California. During his second journey there, lasting from June through November 1872, he made his most significant and extensive body of landscape photographs, many taken with mammoth glass plate negatives measuring 20 x 24 inches. This image of the valley from Rocky Ford is one of his most luminous and sublime views. Taken in early morning light, this carefully framed and dramatically lit photograph reveals Muybridge's interest in atmospheric conditions, shimmering reflections, and the movement of water.
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Carleton E. Watkins (American, 1829–1916) — Bridal Veil, Yos
Carleton E. Watkins — Tasayac, or the Half Dome, 4967 Feet
Carleton E. Watkins — Cathedral Rock, River View
Carleton E. Watkins — El Capitan, Yosemite
Unknown — Home of the Storm Gods, California
Carleton E. Watkins — Washington Tower, Yosemite
Charles Leander Weed (American, 1824–1903) — Cathedral Rocks
Carleton E. Watkins — North Dome, 3,725 feet, Yosemite
Carleton E. Watkins — Tutucanula, El Capitan
Carleton E. Watkins — Yosemite Falls from Glacier Point
Carleton E. Watkins — Vernal Fall, Yosemite
Carleton E. Watkins — River View Down Valley, Cathedral Rock
