National parks and reserves--West (U.S.)--Pictorial works
National parks and reserves--West (U.S)--Pictorial works.
In 1941, Ansel Adams photographed America's national parks for a series of murals that would celebrate the country's natural heritage. Because of the escalation of World War II, the project was suspended after less than a year, but not before Adams had produced these images, which illustrate both his early innovations and the shape of his later, legendary career as America's foremost landscape photographer.
Kings River Canyon -- Grand Canyon National Park -- Native Americans and their lands -- Zion National Park -- Saguaro National Monument -- Death Valley National Monument -- Carlsbad Caverns National Park -- Boulder Dam -- Rocky Mountain National Park -- Grand Teton National Park -- Yellowstone National Park -- Glacier National Park.