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Ansel Adams; An Autobiography Author: Adams, Ansel Place: Boston, MA Publisher: New York Graphic Society book, published by Little, Brown and Company Date: 1985 Description: 400 pp. Illustrated with photographs. (4to) 10¾x9¾", red cloth binding, silver stamped spine, blind stamped name of Ansel Adams on cover, photographically illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. In his autobiography, completed shortly before his death in 1984, Ansel Adams looks back at his legendary six-decade career as a conservationist, teacher, musician, and, above all, photographer. An accomplished musician, ardent conservationist, master photographer and teacher, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) made a major cultural contribution to the American nation, which awarded him the Medal of Freedom. This life story describes his boyhood discovery of California's Yosemite and High Sierra, a land he loved and photographed the remainder of his life. He traces the development of his esthetic beliefs and technical style, including the widely emulated Adams ``zone system'' of scenic composition and exposure. A chapter on his early efforts offers one of the best definitions yet articulated about photography as art. There are lively accounts of his acquaintance in conservation work with several U.S. presidents, and of relationships he had with photographer colleagues Stieglitz, Steichen, Weston, Georgia O'Keeffe Nancy and Beaumont Newhall Paul Strand Dorothea Lange Imogen Cunningham Edwin Land and others. The First Edition was sold out upon publication. Lot Amendments Condition: Bound upside-down; else near fine in near fine mylar protected dust jacket. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 317144