from a Polaroid Type 55 negative, mounted on Crescent illustration board, signed in ink on the mount, Carmel studio stamps (BMFA 5, twice, and 6), titled and annotated in ink, a printing information stamp, annotated in ink, and a 'Polaroid Collection' stamp, with credit and annotations in ink, on the reverse, framed, an Ansel Adams & Edwin Land exhibition label and a Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse, 1962, probably printed between 1962 and 1963

Quito, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, From the Polaroid Collection: Ansel Adams, sponsored by the Embassy of the United States, October - November 2001, and traveling ♊to 3 other venues through 2003 (see Appendix 1)

Naples, Florida, Museum of Art, Ansel Adams & Edwin Land: Art, Science and Invention, Photographs from the Polaroid Collection, May - July 2004, and traveling to 8 other venues through 20ﷺ07 (see Appendix 1)

This photograph is in generally good to very good condition. Various surface scuffs are visible, most noticeably a 3-inch diagonal scuff along the right edge. In raking light, various surface scratches and tiny indentations are visible in the sky, which do not appear to break the emulsion. In the lower right quadrant of the print, various tiny deposits of original retouching are visible, some of which appear to be painted over breaks in the emulsion. None of these disturbances are visible from a normal viewing distance nor do they detract from the overall fine print quality. There is charcoal-colored soiling along the edges of the mount. The mat is affixed to the mount along its top edge with two small pieces of cloth tape. On the reverse are light soiling and abrasions. Also on the reverse are various annotations: Negative No. '4 - C - 490' Credit 'Pol Corporation' Film 'Type 55 P/N' Remarks 'I think [underlined] this is in the new Negative' 'P.C.1' in ink 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. The authors' assessment of the use dates of stamps 5 and 6 on the reverse of the print's mount is 1962 to 1963.
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