Ansel Adams at 100

In celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Ansel Adams, Little, Brown and Company proudly publishes the most significant book yet on his work -- an oversized Centennial volume edited and with a text by the legendary curator John Szarkowski. Destined to be the definitive boo [...]
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In celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Ansel Adams, Little, Brown and Company proudly publishes the most significant book yet on his work -- an oversized Centennial volume edited and with a text by the legendary curator John Szarkowski. Destined to be the definitive book on this master photographer and written to accompany a major international exhibition of his work, Ansel Adams at 100 is one of the most beautiful books ever created. Its author, John Szarkowski, is the most influential photography curator and critic of our time. Mr. Szarkowski is directing the Centennial exhibition, which opens in Adams' hometown, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, in August 2001, and tours for more than two years to the great museums of Chicago, London, Berlin, Los Angeles, and New York. Szarkowski has painstakingly selected what he considers Adams' greatest work -- 114 images -- and has tracked down the single best photographic print of each. This is the first serious effort to reconsider Adams' achievements as an artist since his death in 1984. Szarkowski presents an unexpected and sometimes unfamiliar body of work. His lengthy critical essay speaks to his judgment of the importance of Ansel Adams as a modern artist.Ansel Adams at 100 is a superlative piece of bookmaking. The exhibition prints have been scanned in tritone, faithfully reproducing the nuances of the original prints; the book is impeccably printed on special French paper and bound in linen cloth, with a matching slipcase. This magnificent centennial volume truly defines the term collector's edition. About the Author: Widely known as the leading theorist and historian of photography of his generation and as one of the most eloquent writers on the visual arts in the English language, John Szarkowski served from 1962 to 1991 as Director of the Department of Photography of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. He now holds the title of Director Emeritus.