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Ansel Adams photograph reproduced on a Hills Bros. coffee can
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Ansel Adams photographs of Bridalveil Fall and El Capitan, Yosemite
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Two 8 x 10-inch photographs on 11 x 17-inch mounts from Ansel Adams' "Special Edition Photographs of Yosemite" series. Both have stamps on the back that include titles: Bridalveil Fall and El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, and are initialed by Adams on the mount. This series of photographs was selected by Adams to be sold through his wife's business, Best's Studio in Yosemite. They were printed from Adams' original negatives by his studio assistants beginning in 1958.
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Ansel Adams
Rare Books
This superbly produced book shows the growth and range of Adams' career across the decades since 1920. Here, little-known images are brought together with many of Adams' most famous pictures to provide a treasure for photographers, collectors, and those who cherish the American scene. The reproductions approach the quality of the original prints, and are magnificent examples of the work which has earned Ansel Adams his place as a master. An extensive chronology and bibliography round out this presentation of an unparalleled life in photography--Adapted from dust jacket flap.
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Ansel Adams at Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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Portrait of photographer Ansel Adams in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, at the 1979 exhibition "Ansel Adams and the West." Adams stands with arms folded, facing the camera and standing next to his photograph, "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite." The exhibition title is on wall above photograph.
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George M. Byrne photography equipment from Ansel Adams workshop
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A pocket edition of Exposure Record by Ansel Adams, published by Morgan & Morgan, Inc., New York, 1964, and an SEI Exposure Photometer (light meter) and user's manual, 1967. The exposure record has some writing in it by George M. Byrne, who used it while attending one of Ansel Adams' photography workshops in Yosemite.
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San Francisco Bay Bridge from Yerba Buena Island
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Image of the Bay Bridge as seen from Embarcadero to Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco, California. Billboards and advertisements can be seen at left and read "Par-T-Pak Beverages," "Langendorf Bread," "Coca-Cola," and "Christie Machine Works," on the side of a building. A "Hills Bros Coffee" sign on the top of the Hills Brothers Coffee Plant at 2 Harrison Street is seen at middle left.
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2 photographs (1923) of the Adams with inscriptions
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Letters addressed to Lady Adams deal chiefly with life in England during World War II. Written by her friends and family, the letters contain detailed, personal reactions of living in a war-torn country.
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