Ansel Adams: Letters and Images, 1916-1984

Mary Street Alinder [Editor]; Andrea Gray Stillman [Editor]; Ansel Adams [Photographer]; Wallace Stegner [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 0821216910 / ISBN 13: 9780821216910

Edité par Bulfinch Press, 1988

A comprehensive collection of personal correspondence and photographs that provides an intimate portrait of America?s most celebrated landscape photographer. Originally published in 1988 as a companion volume to Adams?s bestselling autobiography, the book tracks his artistic evolution, environmental activism, and private life across nearly seven decades. The book spans from his first childhood visit to Yosemite in 1916 using a Box Brownie camera up until his death in 1984. N° de réf. du vendeur SKU2020028710

Synopsis :

Handsomely produced, this volume combines the highlights of a lifetime of Adams's letter writing with his distinctively sublime photographs to communicate the development and maturation of the aesthetic ion of one of the 20th century's preeminent photographers. 115 illustrations.

Biographie de l'auteur: In a career that spanned over five decades, Ansel Adams was at once America's foremost landscape photographer and one of its most ardent environmentalists. A passionate appreciation of natural beauty became an integral part of his portfolio. A master photographer, teacher, and environmentalist, the profound impact of his work continues to expand as each generation discovers the luminous beauty of his art.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Ansel Adams: Letters and Images, 1916-1984
Éditeur : Bulfinch Press
Date d'édition : 1988
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : As New
Etat de la jaquette : No dustjacket