Tenaya Lake, Mount Conness, Yosemite National Park, California (From Large Museum Set)

Print Notes

In 1958 the National Park Service authorized the construction of a road along the edge of the lake on the left side in this photograph. Despite Adams’ protest, highway construction proceeded. His photograph is a record of what was lost.

Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
1946 | Printed c. 1980
Gelatin silver print
Image Size: 16 x 20 inches
Frame Size: 26 5/16 x 29 9/16 inches
Location: Office 330 ~ Unique ID 301

Provenance

Acquired from Anne Adams Helms, 2016.