Photographer Ansel Adams and a Bit of trivia: The photography collection at the St Louis Art Museum consists of almost 3000 works, spanning the history of the medium from 1844 until the present. The Museum started seriously collecting photography in the 1970s, but the first group of work to be acquired came directly from Ansel Adams, who visited St. Louis in 1945. The poor quality photo here is Ansel Adams giving a lecture at the Fifth St. Louis International Salon of Photography; possibly the only surviving photo of Adams while in the city which I found on Pinterest. Theres also a photo here of the Wainwright Tomb which he took in 1945. In his lifetime, Ansel Adams produced eight portfolios of work illustrating his commitment to the American landscape. Important works in the St Louis Art Museum collection include Ansel Adams nature study, Pine Forest in Snow- shown here- and Yosemite National Park.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 00:25:58 +0000
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