New Ansel Adams photographs added to archives; replicas are available
Vernal Falls from Ansel Adams
Four black-and-white photographs made by Ansel Adams between 1923 and 1948 have been added to The Ansel Adams Gallery’s collection of Ansel Adams Archival Replicas. The new images include “Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake” made by Adams in 1923, “Frozen Lake and Cliffs (1935), “Leaves, Mt. Rainier” (1942) and “Vernal Falls” (1948).
Matthew Adams, grandson of the artist, described his family’s enthusiasm about making these images available as Archival Replica, “Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake was rarely printed after the Parmelian Print portfolio of 1927. With the Archival Replica program, we have been able to produce it to a 20-by-24 size that looks fantastic. The image of Leaves, Mt. Rainier is very soothing. A 40-by-50-inch mural of this image is in our family collection. The 30-by-40-inch Archival Replica we are offering is true, in terms of hue, tone, and sharpness, to Ansel Adams’ original. Vernal Falls is a favorite Yosemite image for many park visitors, as it expresses nature’s power and perfection as experienced in Yosemite National Park.
“The photograph of Frozen Lake and Cliffs was a difficult one to reproduce from the standpoint that Ansel printed it very differently over time.” he added, “We had to choose which example would make the best representation of the image: a vintage piece, a beautifully toned mural, a 1960s print with all of the detail in foreground, or a late print with lots of drama and power. In the end, we opted for the 1960s.”
Ansel Adams Archival Replicas are digital reproductions of photographic prints made by Ansel Adams. “The imaging process used is coupled with digital printers that use 12 inks, including four shades of gray to give the Archival Replicas the full range of tone and hue of gelatin silver prints,” said Matthew Adams.
Ansel Adams Archival Replicas range in size from 7-by-9 to 30-by-38 and cost from $79 to $999, depending upon size, mounting, matting and framing. Ansel Adams Archival Replicas can be viewed in Yosemite Valley at The Ansel Adams Gallery. and online.
