Carleton E. Watkins: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum

Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916) is best remembered for his large-format photographs of the American West, especially those taken in Yosemite. This new volume, the latest in the popular In Focus series, is devoted to some of his smaller and unusually shaped works, including stereographs, albumen prints, and cabinet and boudoir cards—most of which have never before been published.

The J. Paul Getty Museum's collection of Watkins's photographs consists of 1464 pictures, making him the best…