2024 Ansel Adams Landscape Stamps Forever First Class Postage Stamps

Description:

Experience the wonder of the American West through the lens of one of America's most iconic photographers. Ansel Adams (1902-1984). This pane of 16 stamps features some of Adams' most famous images in his signature ¡°straight photography¡± style. an approach defined by its precision and directness.

The first row of stamps. left to right. features ¡°Half Dome. Merced River. Winter. Yosemite National Park. California¡± (1938); ¡°Oak Tree. Sunset City. Sierra Foothills. California¡± (1962); ¡°Thundercloud. Ellery Lake. High Sierra. Sierra Nevada. California¡± (1934); and ¡°Denali and Wonder Lake. Denali National Park. Alaska¡± (1947).

The second row. left to right. features ¡°The Golden Gate and Bridge from Baker Beach. San Francisco. California¡± (c.1953); ¡°Road and Fog. Del Monte Forest. Pebble Beach. California¡± (1964); ¡°Rock and Grass. Moraine Lake. Sequoia National Park. California¡± (1936); and ¡°Leaves. Mount Rainier National Park. Washington¡± (c.1942).

The third row. left to right. features ¡°Monument Valley. Arizona¡± (1958); ¡°Tetons and Snake River. Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming¡± (1942); ¡°Jeffrey Pine. Sentinel Dome. Yosemite National Park. California¡± (1940); and ¡°Mirror Lake. Mount Watkins. Spring. Yosemite National Park. California¡± (1935).

The fourth row. left to right. features ¡°Maroon Bells. near Aspen. Colorado¡± (1951); ¡°Aspens. Dawn. Autumn. Dolores River Canyon. Colorado¡± (1937); ¡°Road After Rain. Northern California¡± (1960); and ¡°Dunes. Oceano. California¡± (1963).

As evidenced by the striking images in this collection. Adams devoted much of his career to the advancement of photography as a fine art. Derry Noyes. an art director with USPS. designed the stamps using existing photographs.