Eight photographs from the Met's collection represent eight landmark sites in Yosemite National Park. Images are aligned with the map from west to east, and contour lines of the unique mountainous landscape are connected leading the eye across the collection.
Observe the Met collection painting on the left, and a modern day digital photo on the right comparing vantage points, color, and light.
Albert Bierstadt
Merced River, Yosemite Valley
Oil on canvas
1866
Albert Bierstadt
Nevada Falls, Yosemite
Oil on canvas
1873
William Keith
Yosemite Falls, from Glacier Point
Oil on canvas
1879
Thomas Hill
View of Yosemite Valley
Oil on canvas
1885
