Manzanar Baseball by Ansel Adams shawl 81 3/8 x 66 3/8

81 3/8 x 66 3/8 in

Ryerson Collection

This image appeared in the acclaimed Maurice Sendak book

selected by Maurice Sendak

66" x 11" printed image)

Manzanar Baseball by Ansel Adams shawl 81 3/8 x 66 3/8In 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