Detail of "Lichens, Glacier National Park," Montana by Ansel Adams butterfly net between 1890 and 1893

between 1890 and 1893

28" x 11" printed image)

1896 - 1917

Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

32" x 40" paper dimension (11

Detail of "Lichens, Glacier National Park," Montana by Ansel Adams butterfly net between 1890 and 1893In 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