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Ansel Adams — Taos Pueblo
Ansel Adams

Taos Pueblo

Ansel Adams' *Taos Pueblo* is a landmark publication produced by the esteemed Grabhorn Press in San Francisco in 1930, featuring twelve masterfully crafted gelatin silver prints printed on Dassonville paper. The work pairs Adams' luminous, precisely rendered photographs of the ancient New Mexico pueblo with evocative text by celebrated writer Mary Austin, creating a rich interplay between image and language. This rare artist's book stands as an early testament to Adams' extraordinary technical skill and his deep reverence for the American West and its indigenous cultures.

Medium
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1930. Illustrated with twelve gelatin silver prints on Dassonville paper, text by Mary Austin.

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The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation

October 3, 2017

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Ansel Adams, Taos Pueblo

Ansel Adams' *Taos Pueblo* is a landmark publication produced by the esteemed Grabhorn Press in San Francisco in 1930, featuring twelve masterfully crafted gelatin silver prints printed on Dassonville paper. The work pairs Adams' luminous, precisely rendered photographs of the ancient New Mexico pueblo with evocative text by celebrated writer Mary Austin, creating a rich interplay between image and language. This rare artist's book stands as an early testament to Adams' extraordinary technical skill and his deep reverence for the American West and its indigenous cultures.

Medium
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1930. Illustrated with twelve gelatin silver prints on Dassonville paper, text by Mary Austin.
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