Ansel Adams: The National Park Service Photographs
- ISBN-10
- 1437958354
- ISBN-13
- 9781437958355
- Series
- Ansel Adams
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-10-01
- Author
- Ansel Adams
Description
In 1941 Ansel Adams was hired by the U.S. Dept. of the Interior to photograph America¿s national parks for a series of murals that would celebrate the country¿s natural heritage. Because of the escalation of World War II, the project was suspended after less than a year, but not before Adams had produced this group of breathtaking images. These stunning photographs of the natural geysers and terraces in Yellowstone, the rocks and ravines in the Grand Canyon, the winding rivers and majestic mountains in Glacier and Grand Teton national parks, the mysterious Carlsbad Caverns, the architecture of ancient Indian villages, and many other evocative views of the American West demonstrate the genius of Adams¿s technical and aesthetic inventiveness.
