8-A+Yosemite+Valley


 * Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California, 1865 by Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) **

Painting:
About.com Picturing America Resources .- Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California, 1865, 8a

California 1865: Historical Earthquake 1865. California Newspapers 1865-66. Timeline of California Goldrush from San Francisco virtual Museum. Gold Rush from California Cultures.



Albert Bierstadt:
Albert Bierstadt was a German/American painter who traveled west with may wagon trains to get the inspiration for his paintings. Wikipedia Biography with links. Albert Bierstadt short biography, discussion of manifest destiny. Albert Bierstadt's complete works. Albert Bierstadt gallery. Albert Bierstadt from The Art Archive. White Mountain Art and Artists. A painter of The Hudson River School. Albert Bierstadt's art on a US Stamp. 28 More paintings.

Discovery Education Videos:
**1865-1880: Revolutions and the World of Art - art changed when transportation allowed artists to leave their hometowns and see the world outside.**

 **U.S. Geography: The West - includes some information about the Gold Rush.**

 **Pioneers: The American Frontier - This view of the Yosemity Valley in California was witnessed by early Pioneers.**

 Student Created Videos:
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