Close-in view of curved cliff, "Grand Canyon National Park," Arizona by Ansel Adams Size:32x40 Print 3" x 34" printed image)

3" x 34" printed image)

All day long they bicker: It’s mine

75" printed image)

39 5/8 x 32 in

L - 22" x 28" paper dimension (17" x 17" printed image)

Close-in view of curved cliff, "Grand Canyon National Park," Arizona by Ansel Adams Size:32x40 Print 3" x 34" printed image)In the mid 1930's, Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes conceived the idea of commissioning painted murals for the department's headquarters building in Washington, DC. Impressed by Adams' work, Ickes later broadened the scope of the project to include mural size photographs and recommended Adams for the photographer. Adams began his travels to the parks in October 1941 and a year later submitted the prints in this series to Interior. None of the