Adams, Ansel, b. 1902 d. 1984

Photographer
Carmel, Calif. (Show Bio)

Correspondence with Imogen Cunningham, 1949-1976

73 items (on partial microfilm reel).
Reel(s): 1410

Correspondence between Ansel and his wife Virginia Adams and Imogen Cunningham. Most are letters from Cunningham. They write about their work and about both artistic and technical problems of photography, about various proposals for a monograph on Cunningham, about Nathan Lyons and Karl Struss, and about personal matters. In one letter Mrs. Adams offers Cunningham detailed advice on the disposition of her works and papers after her death.

Location of Originals: Original letters are owned by the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona.

Donated 1978 by Ansel Adams.

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