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Read [Mary Street Alinder Book] * Ansel Adams: A Biography Online ^ PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Ansel Adams: A Biography The portrait she creates of him is intimate and affectionate; it is also clear-eyed. Her biography is likely to remain unrivaled.This new edition will bring the classic up to date and includes research that reveals new information and a deeper understanding of his greatest photographs. She takes on his difficult childhood in San Francisco, the friendships and rivalries within his circle of photographers, his leadership in America's environmental movement, his marriage, his affairs, and his not-a
| Title | : | Ansel Adams: A Biography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.32 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1620408007 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
Barry C. Corke said Four Stars. ok. Orcasgracie said A nice bookI just discovered I don't care much for Adams!. The book is interesting and quite well written, if you don't mind the non-chronology of it. I just came away thinking even less of Mr. Adams than I did going in and that was a let-down for me. I think some of his photographs are very pretty, but I would never call them art! They don't "move" me and neither did this book.. An outstanding biography Tom Emerson Rarely do I start rereading a book immediately after I finish the last page, and it is even more rare for the book to be a biography. Mary Street Alinder's biography of Ansel Adams is one of these.I have studied and admired Ansel Adams' photography for many years: his mastery of composition and virtuosity in the darkroom are unrivaled. His books on photographic and darkroom technique are well read and have a prominent place in my technical library. I did not know anything about Ansel Adams the man.Mary Street Alinder was Adams' assistant during the final years of his life, becoming a close confidant and co-
This deeply felt, unauthorized biography provides a much fuller picture of Adams's turbulent personal life than his 1985 autobiography, which Alinder coauthored. Adams." His adult personal life was often in shambles, and he never found emotional happiness, according to Alinder. Adams traveled often, leaving behind his wife, Virginia Best, and their two children; his numerous affairs and continual neglect drained her patience and love, nearly wrecking their marriage. From Publishers Weekly Alinder was Ansel Adams's caretaker, nurse and executive
The portrait she creates of him is intimate and affectionate; it is also clear-eyed. Her biography is likely to remain unrivaled.This new edition will bring the classic up to date and includes research that reveals new information and a deeper understanding of his greatest photographs. She takes on his difficult childhood in San Francisco, the friendships and rivalries within his circle of photographers, his leadership in America's environmental movement, his marriage, his affairs, and his not-always-successful fatherhood. It will also include thirty-two pages of reproductions of Adams's work and snapshots of the artist and close friends.. Alinder is a respected scholar, and also had a close connection to Adams, serving as his chief assistant in the last five years of his life. Enriched by her uniquely personal understanding of Adams the man, she explains the artistic philosophy that, paired with his peerless technique, produced an inimitable style. First published in 1996, Mary Street Alinder's biography of Ansel Adams remains th
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