Cedric Wright: untitled (probably Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite)

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Signed in the margin. Cedric Wright (1880-1959) was a lifelong friend of Ansel Adams from their teenage years. Ansel credits Cedric with introducing him to poetry, and by way of this opening up his emotional life and sensitivity which later became so important in his work. Adams wrote of Wright: 'His work reveals a strange and compelling beauty; it is not obscure, oblique, mechanical, or intellectual, but is the evidence of a great insight and intuitive power. It moves the spirit; then because it is so simple and direct, it moves the mind and conscience....'

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Item Details

Reference #:
2887
Quantity
1
Category
Fine Art
SubCategory
Photography
Department
Antiques (approx100yrs)
Year
before 1955/vintage
Dimensions
(Width x Height X Depth)
13.50 x 10.75 x
Weight
Unknown
Condition
some minor hairline surface scratches (from the ferrotyping) visible only under raked light; otherwise, excellent.
Material
gelatin silver print