Tag Archives: Ansel Adams

Used in Life: “Dead Bones to Live Art”

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Christopher George

Ansel Adams (1902-1984), [Artist Georgia O’Keeffe gathering material for one of her paintings by lugging home a cow’s head and skeleton], 1938 (1159.2005) Life, “Georgia O’Keeffe Turns Dead Bones to Live Art,” February 14, 1938, pp. 28-29 Ansel Adams (1902-1984), … Continue reading →

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Preserving wilderness

Posted on September 16, 2019 by Christopher George

Ansel Adams, Sierra Juniper – Mount Hooper, ca. 1929 (306.1991) Ansel Adams, Minarets, Iceberg Lake, ca. 1929 (315.1991) Ansel Adams, Sierra Club Party on Mount Ritter, ca. 1929 (319.1991) Ansel Adams, Mount Conness – Tenaya Lake, ca. 1929 (324.1991) Ansel … Continue reading →

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Water is Life: Waterfalls

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Christopher George

James Valentine, Seven Sisters Geirangerfjord, ca. 1867 (137.1980) John Edwards Saché, [Canyon and waterfall], 1870s (64.1999) George Barker, [Niagara Falls in Winter], ca. 1890 (2007.56.1) Ansel Adams, Rainbow Falls, Sierra Nevada, California, 1929 (312.1991) Minor White, [Waterfall], ca. 1970 (151.1980.7) … Continue reading →

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113th birthday of Ansel Adams

Posted on February 20, 2015 by claartjevandijk

Ansel Adams, Sierra Club Commissary, 1929 (305.1991) A shy and gifted child with a love for the outdoor, Ansel Adams became a member of the enivronmental organization Sierra Club when he was only 14. Very early in his career Adams published his … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Polaroid

Posted on July 23, 2010 by mahulme

Lucas Samaras, Photo-Transformation, August 17, 1976 Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry, 1980 Due to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Minnesota’s ruling against Polaroid in 2009, the company had to sell part of its extensive photography collection to meet its creditors’ monetary demands. The … Continue reading →

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The Boys of Summer

Posted on June 29, 2010 by stuart macmillan

Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Ansel Adams, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Bill Eggleston, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Harry Callahan, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer Trading Card: Aaron Siskind, 1975 Mike Mandel, Baseball Photographer … Continue reading →

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