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Possibly Julius T. Boysen

Untitled, ca. 1903

Description

Maker

  • Possibly Julius T. Boysen, 1869 - 1939, American

Culture

American

Title

Untitled

Year

ca. 1903

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bromide print

Supports

  • board

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 99.1 x 73.7 cm (39 x 29 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Gift of Mr. F. Steele Blackall III

Object Number

82.064.4

Projects & Publications

Publications

RISD STEAM/Discovery Through Juxtaposition

Read Online

America in View

Landscape Photography 1865 to Now

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

America in View

September 21, 2012 - January 13, 2013

This large-scale photograph, attributed to Julius T. Boysen, captures the experience of standing in the middle of Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove. The warm brown tone of the print not only mirrors the color of the sequoias, but also emphasizes both the raking light shining through the trees and the deep shadows of the forest floor. The photograph’s oversize format—a rarity at the time—dramatizes the sheer dimension and verticality of the trees.

Boysen was one of many photographers who opened studios in Yosemite after it was preserved as a national park in 1890. It quickly became one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States, and Boysen and others made a living by taking portraits and selling photographs of famous sites within the park, such as the giant sequoias pictured here. This photograph was reportedly displayed on the walls of the Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company factory in Woonsocket for many years until it was given to RISD in 1982.

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Untitled with the accession number of 82.064.4. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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