News &Photography Entropy | 30 Mar 2010
Ansel Adams:The Mural Project
In 1941, Ansel Adams was commissioned for a special project. Harold Ickes, secretary of the interior at the time (i.e., the federal department responsible for the management of federal land), asked the photographer to produce large-format murals of areas controlled by the department.
Ferns, In Glacier National Park Montana
Grand Teton, Snake River Wyoming
The project was cut short with the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Adams’ 200-plus photographs were shelved and forgotten. Now, almost 70 years later, the Department of the Interior has resurrected these murals in a 26-print exhibition in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, you’ll have to make a reservation to see these big prints of the American West in person. But fortunately you can take a peek here! See more on the DOI Web site.
Via NPR.Org
on 30 Mar 2010 at 12:44 pm 1.Jo Chopra said …
Ajay, thanks for this! What a gifted photographer Ansel Adams was, and how much the country owes him for his beautiful images of our beautiful land.
on 30 Mar 2010 at 5:41 pm 2.Nimesh Dadia said …
The photograph of te Leaf is so rich and textured. Of course the famed photograph of Grand Teton. An indelible image of photographic history.
This indeed seems a very interesting project, a rare one.
Thanks for Sharing.
Nimesh
on 30 Mar 2010 at 5:52 pm 3.Michele Roohani said …
So majestic…So Ansel Adams…