Ansel Adams

mounted on Hi-Art illustration board, signed in ink on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 7 and 8), titled in ink, on the reverse, framed, an Ansel Adams & Edwin Land exhibition label and Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse, 1938, probably printed between 1963 and 1970 (Yosemite and the Range of Light, pl. 21; Yosemite: Ansel Adams, p. 71; Classic Images, pl. 22)

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)

This striking print is in generally excellent condition. In raking light, there is a small linear crease near the upper edge of the image, which likely occurred during dry-mounting. Tiny deposits of original retouching are visible in the sky. The cream-colored mount is lightly yellowed and darkened at its edges. The ¼-inch area directly around the print is lightly sunned. Karen Haas's and Rebecca Senf's book, 'Ansel Adams in the Lane Collection,' publishes the most comprehensive list to date of the studio stamps and labels Adams used throughout his career. The authors' assessment of the use dates of stamps 7 and 8 on the reverse of the print's mount is 1963 to 1970.
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