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Artistic Visions

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Visual Arts

Hetch Hetchy: Requiem for a Valley (Poster Version) by Brooks Anderson
Crack in Hetch Hetchy Dam - Photo by David Cross
Hetch Hetchy Waterfalls by Jennifer Fosgate (available as a Greeting Card!)
Hetch Hetchy Mural - by Dov, located in North Hollywood, California
Hetch Hetchy Renaissance by James McGrew
Hetch Hetchy Flowers and Falls by James McGrew
What Lies Beneath - Original painting and poetry by Kay Pitts, 2002
"Dam Hetch Hetchy" - Art Quilt by Bonnie Peterson, 2000
"Hetch Hetchy Valley" - Art Quilt by Bonnie Peteson, 2004
Geography of Hope: Hetch Hetchy - Art Quilt by Linda Gass
Forbidden Full Moon - Artwork by Linda Gass - The irony of a major portion of a National Park closed to visitors who want to take a full moon night hike at Hetch Hetchy
Albert Bierstadt - "Hetch Hetchy Valley" - 1840 painting from The Wadsworth Atheneum- This masterwork is perhaps the definitive representation of the area before it was altered in 1915 to accommodate the O’Shaughnessy Dam.
Albert Bierstadt - Hetch Hetchy Cañon - 1875 painting - Another Bierstadt, with a closer view.
John Muir on Hetch Hetchy - Video by Jim Swanson. 21-second animated pair of photos showing Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy Valley before and after inundation, accompanied by an audio quote from John Muir. Click on "Cinepack" to download video in .avi format. Animation by Jim Swanson, voice by Gabriel Metcalf (off-site link)
Proposed Mural by John Pugh
Hetch Hetchy Satellite Map and Links - by Chris Chubb. Pull the Plug and Restore the Valley! Created with Google Earth.
Hetch Hetchy Restoration Commercial - Video by kaykay4915, a student for an AP Environmental Science Class.

Historical Photographs

Historical Photos of Hetch-Hetchy Valley Before the Dam - from Sierra Club
Philip Hyde Photos of Hetch Hetchy in 1955
Historical Photo of Hetch Hetchy Valley - courtesy of Bob Wetzel
Historical Photo of Hetch Hetchy Falls - courtesy of Bob Wetzel
Booming Waterfalls in Hetch Hetchy - early 1900's, photographer unknown
Horses in Hetch Hetchy - early 1900's, photographer unknown
Camp Fire Girls Enjoy Hetch Hetchy in 1919 - off-site link (Sierra Club)
John Muir on Horseback in Hetch Hetchy, circa 1909 - photograph courtesy of Muir-Hanna Trust.

More Artwork

The following links point off-site to the websites showing artististic endeavors related to Hetch Hetchy.

Restoring Hetch Hetchy by Daved English
Hetch Hetchy Canyon, 1875 by Albert Bierstadt - Mount Holyoke College Art Museum Collection
The Hetch Hetchy Valley, California, undated painting by Albert Bierstadt (black and white).
Hetch Hetchy Cañon in 1890 by Albert Bierstadt
Study for "The Hetch Hetchy Valley, California" painting by Albert Bierstadt (black and white).
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - Image Base - Search for "Hetch Hetchy" as keywords and you will find two paintings done by John Muir's friend and well-known California artist, William Keith in 1908.

Photography

The following links point off-site - including the Sierra Club Hetch Hetchy Restoration Task Force, and to the websites of photographers who support restoring Hetch Hetchy.

National Cathedral in Hetch Hetchy Watertank
Galen Rowell Photos of Hetch Hetchy in 1987
Chris Valentine's Desktop Wallpaper Wonderland - Computer Desktop Wallpaper of Hetch Hetchy (offsite link)
Photography of Hetch Hetchy by Anthony T. Dunn - includes "Hetch Hetchy - Before and After" with rollover effects comparing Hetch Hetchy before and after the dam was built. (offsite link)
High-Resolution Photos for the News Media - Before the Dam Pictures from the Sierra Club
Current Dam Photographs by Ron Good - Also available in High-resolution for News Media
Fine Art Photography by Bryan Northcutt
- Hetch Hetchy Valley 1
- Hetch Hetchy Valley 2
- Hetch Hetchy Wildflowers
- Hiking Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy Photographs, March 31, 2007 and April 7-8, 2007 by E. Howe-Byrne
Flickr.com - This photo-sharing site had 2,567 Hetch Hetchy photos as of May, 2007!

Poetry and Fiction

On Renewing Muir's Dream by Richard F. Fleck
The Hetchysburg Address by Ron Good
Hetch Hetchy by Roger E. Wilde
Dreaming the Sacred Dry by Glenn Scofield Williams
Hetch Hetchy Rising by Melinda Pillsbury-Foster
If a Song Could Right a Wrong by Barbara Mossberg
Dark Blue Water by Kerri Bodmer

Music

Hetch Hetchy Musical Laments and Hopes

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