ANSEL ADAMS SIGNED YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 2nd PR 1st ED 1979 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

Description: SIGNED COPYYOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHTby ANSEL ADAMSNew York Graphic Society, Boston, 1979. Stated Second Printing of First Trade Edition. Signed by Adams on 1980 dated Carmel, California, Time/Life bookplate. 28pp. text, with full page glossy photographic images following of the beautiful landscape of Yosemite, trees and mountains. Bound in 1/4 maroon buckram over blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, slight fading to edges, in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with one small tear to bottom front, dj in archival mylar wrapper. Very good hardcover, tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, oblong 4to. This beautifully printed work presents the breathtaking black & white images of Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Mountains made over the course of 60 years by one of the 20th century's most important photographers. For the production of this work, Ansel Adams sorted through more than 1,000 photographs of the region before selecting the final 116 seen here. The striking photographs, whose subjects range from vast panoramas to small eddies of foam on a lake, are devoid of figures and any evidence of human interaction. They are powerful representations of wilderness and conservation, as well as a celebration of the art of photography. In the words of ANB, Adams' "images became the symbols, the veritable icons, of wild America. When people thought about the national parks or the Sierra Club or nature or the environment itself, they often envisioned them in terms of an Ansel Adams photograph. His black-and-white images were not 'realistic' documents of nature. Instead, they sought an intensification and purification of the psychological experience of natural beauty. He created a sense of the sublime magnificence of nature that infused the viewer with the emotional equivalent of wilderness, often more powerful than the actual thing." Although his name is now practically synonymous with nature photography, Ansel Adams (1902-84) originally aspired to become a concert pianist before gradually turning photography into a full-time career. He made his first trip to Yosemite when he was 14, and he began taking pictures of the region with a Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie given to him by his parents. Captivated by the region, he became heavily involved in the Sierra Club, an outspoken advocate for conservation, and continued to produce photography showcasing the natural beauty of the West. Britannica calls him "the most important landscape photographer of the 20th century" and notes that "the popularity of his work has only increased since his death." Loc: A-11StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackANSEL ADAMS SIGNED YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 2nd PR 1st ED 1979 NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY SIGNED COPYYOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHTby ANSEL ADAMSNew York Graphic Society, Boston, 1979. Stated Second Printing of First Trade Edition. Signed by Adams on 1980 dated Carmel, California, Time/Life bookplate. 28pp. text, with full page glossy photographic images following of the beautiful landscape of Yosemite, trees and mountains. Bound in 1/4 maroon buckram over blue cloth, spine lettering gilt, slight fading to edges, in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with one small tear to bottom front, dj in archival mylar wrapper. Very good hardcover, tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, oblong 4to. This beautifully printed work presents the breathtaking black & white images of Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Mountains made over the course of 60 years by one of the 20th century's most important photographers. For the production of this work, Ansel Adams sorted through more than 1,000 photographs of the region before selecting the final 116 seen here. The striking photographs, whose subjects range from vast panoramas to small eddies of foam on a lake, are devoid of figures and any evidence of human interaction. They are powerful representations of wilderness and conservation, as well as a celebration of the art of photography. In the words of ANB, Adams' "images became the symbols, the veritable icons, of wild America. When people thought about the national parks or the Sierra Club or nature or the environment itself, they often envisioned them in terms of an Ansel Adams photograph. His black-and-white images were not 'realistic' documents of nature. Instead, they sought an intensification and purification of the psychological experience of natural beauty. He created a sense of the sublime magnificence of nature that infused the viewer with the emotional equivalent of wilderness, often more powerful than the actual thing." Although his name is now practically synonymous with nature photography, Ansel Adams (1902-84) originally aspired to become a concert pianist before gradually turning photography into a full-time career. He made his first trip to Yosemite when he was 14, and he began taking pictures of the region with a Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie given to him by his parents. Captivated by the region, he became heavily involved in the Sierra Club, an outspoken advocate for conservation, and continued to produce photography showcasing the natural beauty of the West. Britannica calls him "the most important landscape photographer of the 20th century" and notes that "the popularity of his work has only increased since his death." Loc: A-11

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