Ansel Adams

3 unique photographs, including 2 Polaroid Type 55 prints and one Polaroid Type 52 print, each framed, one with an Ansel Adams & Edwin Land exhibition label on the reverse, 1965-75 (3)

Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite:

Quito, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, From the Polaroid Collection: Ansel Adams, sponsored by the Embassy of the United States, October - November 2001, and traveling to 3 other venues through 2003 (see Appendix 1)

Naples, Florida, Museum of Art, Ansel Adams & Edwin Land: Art, Science and Invention, Photographs from the Polaroid Collection, May - July 2004, and traveling to 8 other venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)

Bridalveil Fall, Yosemite - In the lower margin, the following technical notations are written in red ink: '30' (circled), 'VI+,' and '90m.' There are other notations that have been crossed out. On the reverse of the print, '639' is written in blue pencil and there is a thin strip of cellulose tape along the upper edge. Cascade and Creek - There is minor soiling in the lower margin corner. On the reverse of the print along the upper and lower edges are remnants of 2 small linen tape hinges. Swirling Water and Rock - The number '42' is written in ink in the margin.
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