Ansel Adams

(San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1960, an edition of 208), a portfolio of 16 photographs, each mounted, signed and numbered sequentially in ink on the mount, the portfolio stamp, with sequential numbers and '121' in red ink, on the reverse, 1926-59, printed in 1960; together with duplicate letterpress title/colophon/plate list and introduction by Adams, each with edition number '121' in red ink. Folio, gilt-lettered green linen portfolio with flaps and ties

Gift of the photographer to his friend David Lichtenstein, Jr.

Bequeathed to the present owner

The photographs are in generally excellent condition. Scattered tiny deposits of original retouching are occasionally visible in raking light, as is faint age-appropriate silvering. The edges of some of the mounts are very slightly age-darkened, and sometimes faint soiling or deposits of indeterminate nature are visible on the front and/or reverse. The reverse of each mount is annotated 'David B. Lichtenstein, Jr.' in ink and '2007.218.1' in pencil. The plates, with dimensions and specific condition notes, are as follows: 1. 'Monolith, The Face of Half Dome' (11 1/8 by 8 1/4 in.): There is a minor abrasion to the surface of the mount, near the upper edge. 2. 'Merced River, Cliffs of Cathedral Rocks, Autumn' (7 3/8 by 9 1/8 in.) 3. 'Lower Yosemite Fall' (9 1/2 by 7 5/8 in.): There is a very thin, faint scratch near the center of the print, which may break the emulsion. 4. 'Trees and Snow' (11 1/8 by 8 3/4 in.): There is an abrasion to the surface of the mount, near the upper edge. 5. 'Branches in Snow' (7 by 5 1/2 in.): There is a small crease at the lower right corner of the print, which may break the emulsion. 6. 'El Capitan, Sunrise' (9 1/2 by 7 3/8 in.): There is a small soft crease which does not appear to break the emulsion near the lower left edge of the print. The surface of the mount is abraded in 2 places, and the upper edge is gently bumped. 7. 'Tenaya Creek, Spring Rain' (7 1/2 by 9 1/2 in.): There is a sharp crescent-shaped crease which does not appear to break the emulsion near the left edge of the print. 8. 'Water and Foam' (7 1/8 by 6 3/4 in.) 9. 'Winter Storm' (7 1/2 by 9 in.): In raking light, a very small impression and a barely discernible scuff are visible in upper portion of the image, in the sky area. The upper right corner is softly bumped. 10. 'Dogwood Blossoms' (9 1/4 by 6 3/8 in.) 11. 'Grass and Pool' (7 1/4 by 9 1/8 in.) 12. 'Nevada Fall, Rainbow' (9 5/8 by 7 3/8 in.): The lower left corner is softly bumped. There is a small abrasion in the upper portion of the mount. 13. 'Rushing Water, Merced River'(8 1/4 by 9 7/8 in.) 14. 'Bridalveil Fall' (11 1/4 by 7 3/4 in.) 15. 'Trees and Cliffs' (11 by 8 1/8 in.) 16. 'Half Dome, Thunder Cloud' (9 1/2 by 6 5/8 in.) The title/plate list/colophon sheets are faintly age-darkened, and one sheet has a 6-1/4-inch crease at the lower right corner of the first page The linen portfolio case is in generally excellent condition.
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