Bookshelf of Five Adventure Photography Coffee-Table Books –Featuring Ansel Adams

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This set of five books, three of which are Ansel Adams-anchored, includes the monumental vision of Yoshikazu Shirakawa and presents … Read more This set of five books, three of which are Ansel Adams-anchored, includes the monumental vision of Yoshikazu Shirakawa and presents a moving collection of landscapes that begins by scaling the breathtaking, high-altitude Himalayan vistas of the world's highest peaks, with additional pull-out tactical elements. The Himalayas reveal serene images of the highest peaks and valleys, where life thrives amid the majestic mountain landscapes documented across the book. Follow the monochromatic genius of Ansel Adams' journey from his beginnings, leading the reader into the heights of creation, guided seamlessly by the artist's eye. Adams' photography became a series of masterworks, each celebrated and recognized as definitive American art of the wilderness. Accompanied by a determined cultural preservation effort, artist Edward S. Curtis left America with more than 40,000 master photographs of Native Americans in the disappearing days of their way of life. As a true artisan meticulously manipulating early silver-halide plates, exposure zones, and glass negatives, he captured the soul of a changing world for posterity. The full 3-volume photographic library set by Barry Pritzker presents full-page photo renditions and recaptures the original works of Ansel Adams and Curtis, with innovative reportage using early photography during the Great Rebellion in the mid-19th Century, which loomed over the United States. Meticulously detailed, this elite collection curates a timeline of global photographic history and brings together many definitive American locations. Curated as oversized coffee-table editions, each carries weight that mirrors the artistic gravitas of the imagery and artistry. An unparalleled vignette with a commanding physical presence, it serves as the centerpiece on an expansive living room table, a low-profile media console, a browsing area, or a conversational focal point in a sunlit library gallery, bringing timeless history and prestige into the modern luxury home.

Yoshikazu Shirakawa, Himalayas
1971 Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (First American Edition)
128 pages, includes 71 full-page color plates, 6 multi-page fold-out panoramas, and detailed diagram maps.

Ansel Adams, Ansel Adams: Images 1923-1974
1974 New York Graphic Society
127 pages featuring 115 duotone photographic plates reflecting Adams' hand-selected career masterworks.

Barry Pritzker, 3-Book Sleeve Set American Photography: Ansel Adams, Mathew Brady, Edward Curtis
1992 Crescent Books / Outlet Publishing
288 pages total, each individual monograph contains approximately 96 pages of rich historical full-size plates and biographical text for three different books. See less