Cliff Palace, Section of house, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Ansel Adams circles 9" x 23" printed image)

9" x 23" printed image)

12 13/16 x 14 7/8 in

315 x 235 cm

13" x 16" printed image)

Cliff Palace, Section of house, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Ansel Adams circles 9" x 23" 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