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American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

Carleton Watkins, Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California, 1863

The Art Institute of Chicago — Gift of the Auxiliary Board

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today is on view at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, United States, until April 11, 2027.

Last verified August 16, 2026 · Official source ↗

An exhibition surveying American landscape photography from the medium's inception in 1839 through contemporary practice.

Venue

  1. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
    Kansas City, United States · October 3, 2026 – April 11, 2027
    Until 11 Apr 2027

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Images

An albumen print of a river valley filling with mist, framed on both sides by tall dark conifers rising from steep wooded banks.

Carleton Watkins, Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California, 1863

The Art Institute of Chicago — Gift of the Auxiliary Board · Source ↗

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