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Metadata
Title |
The Unseen Peninsula Limited Edition Portfolio |
Object Name |
Portfolio |
Description |
The Unseen Peninsula Limited Edition Portfolio, 1990. Series of black and white photographs by Robert Buelteman. "Published in 1990, this collection contains eleven silver-selenide gelatin prints, ten of which are from the book by the same name. Each piece measures 10 x 10" on 11" x 14" paper, are matted vertically to 16" x 20" on 2x4-ply archival mat board and are presented in a black leather wrapped and embossed case, lined with hand-made Japanese papers. This edition is limited to twenty numbered units, with four artist's proofs." Photographs in the portfolio were printed in 1990 and are #16 in an edition of 20. The book, The Unseen Peninsula, was issued by Oracle Publications in 1994. The page numbers below refer to this volume. 2021.103.001.1 - Filoli, 1989 (Page 23). "Fight, Love, and Live was the motto of the Bourne Family who built Filoli in the late 1800's as the owners of the Spring Valley Water Company that developed the watershed's drinking water for the city of San Francisco." 2021.103.001.2 - Black Forest Sunrise, 1988 (Page 67). "This cypress forest was planted on top of Cahill Ridge near Highway 92 at the turn of the century by foresters who hoped to add water to the watershed by collecting dew from the passing fog." 2021.103.001.3 - Scarper View, 1989 (Page 69). "Summer morning fog as seen from Scarper Peak, the highest point in the watershed." 2021.103.004 - Oakrise Forest, 1988 (Page 39). "A forest of Blue Oaks at the northern edge of Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir near San Mateo." 2021.103.001.5 - Pulgas Water Temple, 1990 (Page 83). "This structure marks the western terminus of the Hetch-Hetchy aqueduct, which brings water to the Bay Area from O'Shaughnessy Dam on the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park." 2021.103.001.6 - Redwood Sorrel, 1990 (Page 77). "Redwood Sorrel in bloom during the winter of 1990." 2021.103.001.7 - Stagecoach Road, 1988 (Page 43). "Winter sunrise on the stage road that once connected San Jose to San Francisco in the early 1800's." 2021.103.001.8 - Stone Dam Reservoir, 1989 (Page 85). "Stone Dam was built in the mid-1800s by a group of stone masons from Half Moon Bay to provide fresh water to their community." 2021.103.001.9 - Valve House, 1988 (Page 65). "Cleanout plug on old valve house from the San Francisco Water Department maintenance yard." 2021.103.001.10 - Montara Mountain, 1988 (Page 21). "The view from Montara Mountain looking southeast to Mount Hamilton in the distance above San Jose." 2021.103.001.11 - Redwood Bridge, 1988 (Unpublished). "This bridge is one of the oldest concrete structures in San Mateo County, spanning FILOLI creek at the northern edge of the estate." |
Date |
1990 |
Photographer |
Buelteman, Robert |
Studio |
Robert Buelteman Studio |
Catalog Number |
2021.103.001 |
Collection |
Archival - Photographs |
Category |
Photographs |
Provenance |
Gift of the artist. |
People |
Buelteman, Robert |
Subjects |
Landscape photographs |
Search Terms |
Cahill Ridge Crystal Springs Reservoir Filoli Montara Mountain Pulgas Water Temple San Francisco Water Company Scarper Peak Stone Dam Resevoir |
Copyright |
Copyright Robert Buelteman |