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Collection Name:	Adams, Ansel
Creator:	Adams, Ansel
Life Dates:	1902-1984
Associated Groups:	American Society of Magazine Photographers ; Circle of Confusion ; f/64 ; Photo League
Nationality:	U.S.
No. of Items:	12
Span Dates:	1929 - 1960
Description:	Twelve loose gelatin silver prints by Ansel Adams. Ten images are landscapes and/or close-up images of nature; one image is a group portrait of three mountaineers at a campsite in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; and one image is a Polaroid portrait of Robert Balzer. Landscape images were made in various national parks and monuments, specifically, Yosemite National Park (Calif.), Joshua Tree National Monument (Calif.), Sunset Crater National Monument (Ariz.), and Death Valley National Monument (Calif. and Nev.). Other images were made in Alaska and Hawaii. Several images are from Adams’ Portfolio I and Portfolio II. For more information regarding this collection, please refer to the Visual Materials Database (available on-site).
Accession No(s):	964:0879:0001-0010 ;980:0166:0001 ;998:0045:0001
Cutter Number:	A211
Location(s):	PH:LP:Adams, A. Box (964:0879:0001-0010 ; 980:0166:0001 ; 998:0045:0001) Click here to request this item from the reading room
Additional Access:	GEH Database
See Also:	What majestic word: In memory of Russell Varian (975:0031:0001-0015) f TR 650 A2 HRC-P Box 1-2 Literary File -- see Luhan, Mabel Dodge (958:0079:0002) Sierra Club Outing 1929 (980:0143:0001-0025) f F 786 A334 HRC-P