His work on the US National Parks was done under contract to the Park
Service and the images are available from government archives here
<http://www.archives.gov/research/ansel-adams/>
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/30/2012 7:46 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Chris Barker wrote
>>
>> I agree. We saw an exhibition in the Festival Hall (I think), in London
>> around 10 years ago. Seeing the famous images was exciting.
>
> The exhibition came to Christchurch about ?? 5 years ago, and yes, I was
> excited to see Ansel's famous prints in the flesh.
>
> But I came away with the firm conviction that the identical images in his
> book (which I have), are much better. Heresy? I don't know. That's what I
> thought.
>
> So I thought and still think I am fortunate to have a copy of the book.
>
> Actually, I have several of his books; most of them, I suspect.
>
> What surprises me is the small range of his images that make it into print.
> For a photographer of his stature, I would expect ten or more times that
> many prints to show up in photo books.
>
> I'd be interested to see some of his advertising photography work too, but I
> guess that will never happen.
>
> Brian Swale
>
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