PicturingAmerica’sNationalParksbringstogethersomeofthefinestlandscapephotographyinthehistoryofthemedium,fromAmerica’smostmagnificentandsacredenvironments.PhotographyhasplayedanintegralroleinboththeformationoftheNationalParksandinthedepictionofAmericaitself,throughthisnaturalresource.FromYosemitetothemostrecent2013additionofPinnaclesNationalParkinCalifornia,America’sNationalParkshavebeenenjoyedthroughphotographsforover150years.ThisbooktracesthathistoryanddelightsreaderswithstunningphotographsofthebestAmericanlandscapes.AninformativeessayfromcuratorJamieM.AllenunfoldstheroleofphotographyinpromotingAmerica’snationalheritage,landconservation,andwildlifepreservation.FeaturingthehistoricworkofmasterssuchasAnselAdams,ImogenCunningham,WilliamHenryJackson,EdwardWeston,andMinorWhite,aswellascontemporarygreatssuchasLeeFriedlander,StephenShore,andJoelSternfeld,thisvolumeoffersapowerfullookatAmerica’sNationalParksandpayshomagetoapracticethathasdefinedthewayweseeAmerica,particularlytheAmericanWest.
