Mildred’s work is defined by its arts and crafts movement sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Pendant and Chain
Mildred Watkins (American, 1883–1968) Cleveland

Letter Knife
Mildred Watkins American, 1883–1968 Cleveland

Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

First View of the Yosemite Valley from the Mariposa Trail
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

"The Settling of the West" Quilt
Designed and executed by Mildred Jacobs Chappell (American, active early 20th century)

Mirror View, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal.
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

Copy of Carleton Watkins' "Galen Clark Before the Grizzly Giant,"
Artist unknown after Carleton Watkins (American, 1829–1916)

Section of the Grizzly Giant with Galen Clark, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

49th Annual Exhibition of American Paintings Sculpture
Mildred Waltrip (American, 1911-2004) published by Works Progress Administration

Agassiz Column from Glacier Point Trail, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

The Marquis de Basque Ville Falls in the Seine at Paris
Mildred Waltrip (American, 1911-2004) published by the Works Progress Administration

A Portrait: Mildred Howells
James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903

Mirror View of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1119 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

Cathedral Spires, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

Section of the Grizzly Giant (tree), 33 ft. Diam., Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

Ponies
Mildred Waltrip (American, 1911-2004) published by the Works Progress Administration

Three Brothers, 4480 ft., Yosemite, from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

Tutocanula, or El Capitan, 3600 ft., Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1118 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

Lake Tahoe, from the Warm Springs, No. 4026 from the series "Watkins' New Series"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916

North Dome, Royal Arches and Washington Column, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, Cal., No. 1029 from the series "Watkins' Pacific Coast"
Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916