Ansel Adams

mural-sized, from a Polaroid Type 55 negative, flush-mounted to Masonite, mounted to off-white-faced acrylic board, mounted again to wood, in a box frame, 1962

Acquired by the present owner directly from the photographer, 1975

Other prints of this image:

Andrea G. Stillman, Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs (Boston, 2007), p. 386

Edwin Land, David McAlpin, John Holmes, and Ansel Adams, Ansel Adams: Singular Images (Dobbs Ferry, 1974), pl. 46

Andrea G. Stillman and William A. Turnage, eds., Our National Parks (Boston, 1992), p. 57

Nancy Newhall, Ansel Adams: The Eloquent Light, Photographs 1923-1963 (San Francisco, 1963, in conjunction with the exhibition originating at the M. H. De Young Memorial Museum), unpaginated

This striking mural-sized print is in generally very good condition. The photograph, on paper with a slight surface sheen, is rubbed at the edges and corners, with attendant chipping. Upon close examination, the following are visible: stray ink marks along the left edge; a few tiny matte deposits, likely original retouching, overall; and a long surface scuff that does not break the emulsion near the right edge. This print is remarkable both for its impressive print quality and for its present condition, having survived these many years with only minimal issues unprotected by glass. The print has never been glazed. Its secondary ecru-colored mount is in a metal box frame.
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