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This is an ongoing web project that began as a Visual Studies, MA thesis project at CCA. It is an examination of the representation of American redwood trees from 1850 to the present, tracing its history from the construction of the early bark exhibits, through the growth of the logging industry, and the establishment of the national parks and conservation movements. This study reveals how images of redwoods were used to both exalt and exploit this national resource, and how closely linked these images were to shifts in the construction of American national identity both before and after World War II.
Boyd Richard MA, Visual and Critical Studies California College of the Arts, San Francisco Advisors: Karen Fiss, Mitchell Schwarzer, Barry Katz Outside Advisors: Megan and Rick Prelinger Additional Support: Tanya Hollis, California Historical Society 
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