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Ansel Adams: Letters, 1916 - 1984

2 reviews
Mary Street Alinder

Bulfinch, 2001

Interesting and full of insight.
I was amazed at Ansel Adams outlook on life and his art. From reading you can tell he was greatly respected as well as a true artist in more ways than one. If you want to learn more about the man and his character I would highly recommend this book. Amazing really...

Ansel Adams: A Biography

6 reviews
Mary Street Alinder

Henry Holt and Co., 1996

The real AA
Alinder has written a superb book, which for the first time, gives us the real Ansel Adams. And here on the printed page we find what has been whispered about for decades: Ansel wasn't exactly a nice guy. Poor Virginia (his wife who tolerated his infidelity); poor Michael and Anne (his kids who rarely saw him). Adams joins the ranks of Weston and Stieglitz, who we've also learned were not ...

Ansel Adams: Letters And Images 1916-1984

1 review
Mary Street Alinder, Andrea Stillman

Bulfinch, 1990

Amazing
This is an amazing book with quotes and images.

Ansel Adams: An Autobiography

13 reviews
Ansel Adams

Bulfinch, 1985

Both enlightening and inspiring
While this book is about Ansel Adams, it is also about the struggle to make photography a recognized form of art. If you have any interest at all about the non-technical history of photography, I would highly recommend this book. There is much more here than just the thoughts and ideas of one man. Each of the people that influenced Adams are described in detail, and in doing so, Adams ...