Ansel Adams Japanese American Relocation And Internment Library Of Congress Manzanar Photo Book
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Over 340 total pages. PREFACE In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) photographed the Manzanar War Relocation Centerat the suggestion of its director, his good friend and fellow Sierra Club member, RalphMerritt. Adams wanted to contribute to the war effort while at the same time show theloyalty of the Japanese-Americans interned at Manzanar, located in Inyo County, California,approximately 200 miles northeast of Los Angeles. In 1944, some of these imageswere published in Adams' book Born Free and Equal. The book had a limited circulation,perhaps due to the political climate of war-time America. When offering thecollection to the Library, Adams said in a letter, "All in all, I think this Manzanar Collectionis an important historical document, and I trust it can be put to good use...The purposeof my work was to show how these people, suffering under a great injustice, andloss of property, businesses and professions, had overcome the sense of defeat and despairby building for themselves a vital community in an arid (but magnificent) environment."Beginning in 1965, Adams gave 241 original negatives and 209 photographic prints tothe Library Of Congress. Adams printed the photographs in the 1960's. By this time,his outstanding darkroom style produced prints with rich tonalities. The Library's Duplication Services does not attempt to duplicate Adams' printing style. Beginning in 1965, Adams gave 241 original negatives and 209 photographic prints to the Library Of Congress. Adams printed the photographs in the 1960's. By this time, his outstanding darkroom style produced prints with rich tonalities. The Library's Duplication Services does not attempt to duplicate Adams' printing style. Adams often cropped his images and his prints are frequently much darker than those printed by the Library's Duplication Services.
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