Forgotten Photographer Made the West

Forgotten Photographer Made the WestConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 910

Mar 12, 2021 • 53m

An art historian shares the life of Carleton Watkins, arguably the greatest photographer in the American West. NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses his newest book, "Imperfect Union," and explains how Jessie and John Frémont forever changed the American West.

Episode Segments

America’s Forgotten Photographer Made the WestMar 12, 202145mCarleton Watkins was arguably the greatest photographer of the American West.

Carleton Watkins was arguably the greatest photographer of the American West.

Imperfect UnionMar 12, 20218mInventing the concept of celebrity along the way, the brilliant and wealthy Jessie and John Frémont were central to the westward expansion of the United States.

Inventing the concept of celebrity along the way, the brilliant and wealthy Jessie and John Frémont were central to the westward expansion of the United States.