mural-sized, flush-mounted, framed, Polaroid Collection and Ansel Adams & Edwin Land exhibition labels on the reverse, circa 1968

Quito, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, From the Polaroid Collection: Ansel Adams, sponsored by the Embassy of the United States, October - N☂ovember 2001, and traveling to 3 other venues th🀅rough 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 2007 (see Appendiওx 1)

This print is in generally fair to good condition. In the upper portion of the sky, the following are visible: a small gouge; horizontal scratches that break the emulsion; and tiny deposits of original retouching. In the lower left quadrant of the print, there is a 2¼-inch scratch that breaks the emulsion. In the lower right quadrant of the print, there are 2 small losses and a 3-inch sharp crease that breaks the emulsion. This photograph is in a modern black frame and is glazed.
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