Isaiah W. Taber
Suite of 10 Photographs showing the Yosemite Valley, California, 1880s-90
Albumen prints (10)
10 x 8 and 5 x 8 inches; mounts larger
Each with Taber's credit, title, inventory number, and some with the date in the negative.
Each with Taber's credit, title, inventory number, and some with the date in the negative.
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Titles include: Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls; Cathedral Spires, 2,660 feet; The Three Brothers, 4,000 ft. (Looking up the valley); North and South Dome from River; The Half Dome from...
Titles include:
Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls; Cathedral Spires, 2,660 feet; The Three Brothers, 4,000 ft. (Looking up the valley); North and South Dome from River; The Half Dome from Glacier Point, 3,201 feet; Half Dome and North Dome and Stonemason House; North Dome from Tis-Sa-Ack Bridge; General View of Yosemite Valley from Artist’s Point; The Nevada Fall, 617 feet; Bridal Veil Falls, (side view) 860 ft. High.
Isaiah West Taber was a pioneering American photographer, born in 1830 in Massachusetts. in 1864 he began working in the studio of San Francisco photographers Bradley & Rulofson and would open his own studio in 1871. Known for his landscapes and portraits of California notables and actors/actresses, he is perhaps most recognized as the photographer who took over Carleton Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, and continued to publish his photographs. This transition took place in the mid-1870s, and Taber's focus from that point forward was primarily concerned with landscape photography of the American West. He continued to build on the archive he had acquired through Watkins misfortune, and successfully grew a business that, by the 1890s, included studios in London. Like many, Taber lost everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire abruptly putting an end to his photographic career.
Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls; Cathedral Spires, 2,660 feet; The Three Brothers, 4,000 ft. (Looking up the valley); North and South Dome from River; The Half Dome from Glacier Point, 3,201 feet; Half Dome and North Dome and Stonemason House; North Dome from Tis-Sa-Ack Bridge; General View of Yosemite Valley from Artist’s Point; The Nevada Fall, 617 feet; Bridal Veil Falls, (side view) 860 ft. High.
Isaiah West Taber was a pioneering American photographer, born in 1830 in Massachusetts. in 1864 he began working in the studio of San Francisco photographers Bradley & Rulofson and would open his own studio in 1871. Known for his landscapes and portraits of California notables and actors/actresses, he is perhaps most recognized as the photographer who took over Carleton Watkins' Yosemite Art Gallery, and continued to publish his photographs. This transition took place in the mid-1870s, and Taber's focus from that point forward was primarily concerned with landscape photography of the American West. He continued to build on the archive he had acquired through Watkins misfortune, and successfully grew a business that, by the 1890s, included studios in London. Like many, Taber lost everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire abruptly putting an end to his photographic career.