Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument (From Small Museum Set)

Print Notes

After being awarded the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship for his project to interpret “the Natural Scene - National Parks and Monuments,” Adams’ first stop was Death Valley.

Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
c. 1948 | Printed 1980
Gelatin silver print signed by Ansel Adams in pencil on the mount, the Museum Set Edition stamp, numbered "971" in an unidentified hand, on the back.
Image Size: 17 5/8 x 14 inches
Location: Rye ~ Unique ID 218

Provenance

Purchased from the Virginia Adams Charitable Trust, through Weston Gallery.