Chris Jorgensen Studio, Yosemite National Park
Facts and practical information
The Chris Jorgensen Studio is a one-room log building, built in 1904 as an artist's studio for Chris Jorgensen in the Yosemite Valley. Jorgensen, an instructor and assistant director of the California School of Fine Arts, arrived in Yosemite in the 1890s. Jorgensen studied and depicted local Native Americans from 1899, collecting native basketwork. The National Park Service acquired the Jorgensen Studio in 1919, calling it the Yosemite Museum. Jorgensen donated his basket collection to the museum in 1923. Jorgensen's widow, Angela Ghiardelli, donated many of Jorgensen's works to the museum following his death in 1935. ()
Yosemite National Park
Chris Jorgensen Studio – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Mariposa Grove, Chilnualna Falls, Grizzly Giant, Pioneer Yosemite History Center.
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Bus
- Wawona Store • Lines: Fresno HWY 41 (5 min walk)