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Ansel Adams letters to Stuart Nixon
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Title
Ansel Adams letters to Stuart Nixon, 1964-1965.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2015.
Organization
Arranged chronologically.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was an American photographer and conservationist. Adams photographed northern California for the Redwood Empire exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1964-1965.
Stuart Nixon (1916-2007) was the publicity director of the Redwood Empire Association, circa 1963-1970, and coordinated Ansel Adams's photographing of northern California for the 1964 Redwood Empire exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Summary
10 typescript letters, signed, from photographer Ansel Adams to Stuart Nixon at the Redwood Empire Association, primarily concerning the 1964 Redwood Empire exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1964-1965. Adams discusses his trips to photograph northern California, the quantity and quality of the photographs, and the developing and editing process. Adams also discusses the creation of the Redwood Empire exhibit, including the selection of photographs, the cost of the exhibit, and his collaboration with John Humphrey, the curator of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Includes a draft of Adams's statement about his photographs that was included in the exhibit.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
January 02, 2018
References
Ansel Adams Letters to Stuart Nixon. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Ansel Adams Letters to Stuart Nixon. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Occupation
Museum curators United States 20th century.
Photographers United States 20th century.
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