Ansel Adams

unique Polaroid Type 41 print, framed, an Ansel Adams & Edwin Land exhibition label on the reverse, circa 1950

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 unique Polaroid print is on deckle-edged paper and is in very good condition. When examined in raking light, a small handling crease that does not break the emulsion is visible below and to the left of center. Also visible in raking light is the slightly uneven glossy surface characteristic of coated Polaroid prints. There are small areas of warm-toned discoloration in the margin corners, likely the result of past contact with adhesive tape. These do not affect the image. The print is currently hinged with linen tape at three corners to a modern museum board mount.
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