ANSEL ADAMS - SIGNED - IMAGES 1923-1974 NY Graphic Society First Printing

Description: Ansel Adams: Images 1923-1974. New York Graphic Society, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. The signed, limited-edition First Printing version of this huge, classic compilation of photography by the legendary outdoors lensman! "A fine photography book. With a foreword by Wallace Stegner *** With 115 photo lithographic illustrations. Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984) was the most honored American photographer of the twentieth century. Through his exhibitions and publication of his work, his writings, and his leadership in the Sierra Club, Adams was also a prescient and highly effective voice in the fight to preserve America's remaining wilderness. "He had a greater impact upon creative photography than any other person in this century." "Images 1923-1974 is his "first very-large-format book In full control, Ansel produced his ideal book, comprising his personal choice of pictures, state-of-the-art reproduction, graceful words and elegant design. He selected the 115 photographs that he believed best represented the range of his vision, choosing (as he always did when it was up to him) a wide spectrum of portraits, details, abstracts and occasional quirky subjects, as well as a smattering of his grand landscapes Images was both a great aesthetic and a commercial success, elected as one of the 50 Books of the Year by the American Institute of Graphic Arts and awarded first prize at the World Book Fair in Leipzig, Germany" (Alinder, 266, 307, 388). To Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Wallace Stegner, who authored the introduction, Adams' "mind and vision, his reverence, his delicacy and strength, will have the power to move and enhance and enlarge us as long as walls exist for photographs" (Miraculous Instants, 51-2). Adams "elevated the act of photography to a religious experience" (Stepan, 96)." Adams signed a copy of this special First Edition on a tipped-in sheet (see scan above). Because of its less-than-mint condition, I'm offering this sought-after work at a low price. It's a must-own for Ansel Adams admirers, or collectors of signed or special-edition photography books! Format: 14 x 18" hc, First Edition/First Printing, tipped-in sheet signed by Ansel Adams, 128pp, 115 B&W photos, photographic endpapers, guide to photos.

Price: 125 USD

Location: Fairfax, California

End Time: 2024-09-10T00:02:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11.99 USD