ANSEL ADAMS | 'GEORGIA O'KEEFFE AND ORVILLE COX, CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA'

ANSEL ADAMS1902 - 1984'GEORGIA O'KEEFFE AND ORVILLE COX, CANYON DE CHELLY NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA' mounted, signed Ansel Adams and with inscription For Juan Hamilton in pencil on the mount, the photographer's Carmel studio stamp (BMFA 11), with title Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona and date 1937 in ink, on the reverse, framed gelatin silver print7 ¾ by 11 inches(19.7 by 27.9 cm)Executed in 1937, probably printed between 1973 and 1977.Condition ReportThis gelatin silver print is in generally excellent condition. Upon close examination in high raking light, the following are visible: a few scattered tiny deposits of original retouching; a 1/4-inch impression in the upper left quadrant, which does not appear to break the emulsion; 2 1/4-inch scratches in the lower right qadrant, which may break the emulsion; a pinpoint-sized loss in the lower right quadrant, and some very faint diagonal scuffing in the black tones of the hat brim. The upper left corner displays some very minor wear. Karen Haas's and Rebecca Senf's book, 'Ansel Adams in the Lane Collection,' publishes the most comprehensive list to date of the studio stamps and labels Adams used throughout his career. Our dating of this print is based upon the authors' assessment of the use dates of stamp 11 on the reverse of the mount: 1973 through 1977.