STATED FIRST PRINTING HB/DJ YOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHT By ADAMS ANSEL Book

Description: - FIRST PRINTING - YOSEMITE AND THE RANGE OF LIGHTBy ANSEL ADAMS [FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING] Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979. Oversize hardcover in pictorial dust jacket. First Printing stated. ISBN10: 0821207504. Oblong elephant folio (measures about 12-1/4 x 15-1/2 inches); 28 pages of text followed by 116 b/w duotone-printed mostly full-page photographs reproduced under the supervision of Ansel Adams, capturing the beauty of Yosemite Valley and the Sierra Nevada, ranging from the intimate to the panoramic in scope. Very good overall condition, square and tight book, no edgewear, corners not bumped, covers with slight trace of water at upper edge, covers sunned at edges, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, no foxing, not a reminder. DJ very good light trace of shelf-wear; price not clipped, no owner marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY. Biography: Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph. He and Fred Archer developed an exacting system of image-making called the Zone System, a method of achieving a desired final print through a deeply technical understanding of how tonal range is recorded and developed in exposure, negative development, and printing. The resulting clarity and depth of such images characterized his photography. Adams was a life-long advocate for environmental conservation, and his photographic practice was deeply entwined with this advocacy. At age 12, he was given his first camera during his first visit to Yosemite National Park. He developed his early photographic work as a member of the Sierra Club. He was later contracted with the United States Department of the Interior to make photographs of national parks. For his work and his persistent advocacy, which helped expand the National Park system, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980. Adams was a key advisor in establishing the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, an important landmark in securing photography's institutional legitimacy. He helped to stage that department's first photography exhibition, helped found the photography magazine Aperture, and co-founded the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona. (Wikipedia) Shipping at $6.95 anywhere Mainland USA; expedited and insured shipping available. International bidders are welcome but please note that painting will be shipped without the frame to save postage costs. International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check prior to bidding/buying concerning shipping charges as well as with your country’s customs office to determine what any additional costs will be.”

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