Yosemite
The Embattled Wilderness
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II. The Art of Promotion
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9. Albert Bierstadt, Lake in
Yosemite Valley. The works of Bierstadt, who first painted Yosemite
Valley in 1863, typify the romantic style of nineteenth-century artists.
Such idealized depictions upheld the national opinion that the wonders
of Yosemite were unparalleled worldwide. Courtesy of the Haggin
Museum, Stockton, California.
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10. Thomas Hill, Yosemite
Valley. Hill, like his contemporary, Albert Bierstadt, used artistic
license freely, commonly exaggerating the boldness of Yosemite's
formations by painting them closer together than they were in actual
life. Courtesy of the Rockwell Museum, Corning, New York.
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11. First published in May 1898 by the
Passenger Department of the Southern Pacific Railroad, Sunset
magazine regularly featured Yosemite Valley in articles, paintings, and
photographs. The May 1904 cover, by artist Chris Jorgensen, depicted
an Indian woman working a bead loom in front of a Miwok cedar lodge, or
u-ma-cha. Half Dome looms in the background. Courtesy of the Lane
Publishing Company Archives.
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