To celebrate the Biggs’ showcasing of Ansel Adams: Early Works, this audio guide has been created to add commentary to this stunning exhibition. The recordings* address Adams’ relationship to the American landscape tradition, his dedication to environmental conservation and hiking, and his career and legacy.
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, 1927
Alfred Stieglitz at An American Place, New York, 1938
Grand Tetons from Jackson Lake, 1940
*For the full text of these recordings, please contact rlynch@biggsmuseum.org.
Background music for the audio guides was created by Wolf Sebastian, 2011 – Licensed under Creative Commons, Attribution (3.0). A full recording of the piece can be found here www.ccmixter.org/files/wolfsebastian/30095