a group of 7 Polaroid Type 50-series prints, comprising portraits of Dr. Edwin Land; William Garnett and Son; Eliot Porter; Laura Gilpin (seated); Laura Gilpin (standing in doorway); Pirkle Jones; and Unidentified Man Seated on Rocks, several annotated in ink in the margin or on the reverse, two stamped, 5 framed, 2 with Ansel Adams & Edwin Land exhibition labels and several with other Polaroid Collections labels or stamps, on the reverse, 1960s; accompanied by the negative for the Garnett portrait and associated collection catalogue card (7 photographs, one negative, and one card)

Edwin Land and Laura Gilpin (seated):

Pittsburgh, Ansel Adams at Silver Eye Center for Photography, November 1999 - January 2000

Edwin Land and both Laura Gilpin portraits:

Quito, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, From the Polaroid Collection: Ansel Adams, sponsored by the Embassy of the United States, October - Nov൩ember 2001, and traveling to 3 other venues through 2003 (♒see Appendix 1)

Edwin Land and Laura Gilpin (standing):

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 Appen🐽dix 1)

Elliot Porter – Type 53 print. Inscribed with the photographer's San Francisco address, and 'Copy,' with handling instruction stamp on reverse. Some minor surface scuffs visible in raking light. Tape remains on reverse. William Garnett and Son – Type 55 print, accompanied by negative and catalogue card. Adams's '131 24th Avenue, San Francisco 21, California' and printing information stamps, dated and with technical data, on the reverse. Condition excellent. Laura Gilpin seated – Type 52 print. In 'Embassy Exhibition' and 'Ansel Adams at Silver Eye' exhibition. Titled and dated in ink on reverse. Half-dollar-sized area in the upper right portion of the image that is water damaged. Laure Gilpin, standing with peppers – Type 52 print. In 'Ansel Adams & Edwin Land' exhibition and 'Embassy Exhibition.' Technical data in red and blue ink in the margin. Discolored somewhat in lower margin. Otherwise excellent. Unidentified Man Seated on Rocks – Type 50-series print. A faint spot of warm-toned discoloration left of center. Small handling crease to the right of the figure. Rust-colored remnants of Polaroid developing agent on reverse. Pirkle Jones – Type 52 print. Condition excellent Dr. Edwin Land, Peterbury [sic], New Hampshire – Type 50 series print. In Ansel Adams & Edwin Land, 'Embassy Exhibition,' and Ansel Adams at Silver Eye' exhibitions. 'Polaroid Land Photograph by Ansel Adams' on reverse. Titled in an unidentified hand in ink on the reverse. Surface somewhat scuffed and uneven. Rust-colored remnant of Polaroid developing agent and masking tape remains on reverse.
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