Besides Harry and Anne, the Studio represented Arthur and Alice Best, Harry’s brother and sister-in-law.

This Best’s Studio was truly a family affair as the husband-and-wife team produced and sold paintings and offered other photography services. Courtesy of National Archives Photo 79-AAF-1 A Family Affair In 1904, they built the original Best’s Studio in the old Yosemite Village and began living permanently in Yosemite Valley in 1926. Harry and Anne would return to Yosemite each summer to sell and promote artwork and paintings. Soon thereafter, the Bests opened their art studio in a tent. They were married that summer (1902) after a very short courtship. While on his trip he met Anne Rippey, who was working in one of the photography studios in the Valley. As often the case in life, Best had no idea that this simple trip would be the beginning of a lifelong journey involving photography and the beauty of the Yosemite area. In 1902, a San Francisco landscape painter (Harry Best) took a trip to Yosemite Valley to do some camping and painting. The History of the Ansel Adams Gallery – Humble Beginnings in a … Tent? The gallery (originally called Best’s Studio) has been managed since 1902 by the Ansel Adams family. His love affair with Yosemite and the beauty of the National Parks is evident in his iconic black and white photographs.Įven though Adams died in 1984, Yosemite today is still a part of the Ansel Adams legacy as the Ansel Adams Gallery is located in the heart of Yosemite Valley and is the authorized concessioner of the National Park Service. How much do you really know about the fascinating history of the Ansel Adams Gallery at Yosemite?Īnsel Adams (1902-1984) is one of the most influential American photographers in history. The Interesting History of the Ansel Adams Gallery

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