Appraisal: 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III
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Appraisal: 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III
Check out Daile Kaplan's appraisal of a 1960 Ansel Adams portfolio III in 250 Years of Americana.
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Appraisal: 1960 Ansel Adams Portfolio III
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: Well, this is a, uh, portfolio that I purchased from, uh, Ansel Adams in 1964.
APPRAISER: Uh-huh.
GUEST: Um, I went to my first museum job, And I thought, "This would be a great opportunity just to have a small exhibition of Ansel Adams' work."
And so I wrote him and we bought the portfolio.
APPRAISER: These are three representative images from a portfolio of 16 photographs that Adams did of the Yosemite Valley.
These photographs were done over a period of almost 40 years.
In 1926, Adams took his first trip to Yosemite, made some photographs at that point, and continued to go back.
Now, what's important is that they're signed by Adams.
They're also archivally mounted.
Adams was very concerned with the proper presentation of his photographs.
He developed the craft of very fine photographic printing.
And these prints were done around 1960.
So they're referred to as modern prints that Adams crafted from the original negatives.
And as he made these later prints, he reinterpreted them.
And in many ways, they're very symbolic, I think, of his passion for the environment and making people aware of the American landscape.
What did you pay for these images when you acquired them?
GUEST: The, uh, portfolio was $100.
APPRAISER: $100.
GUEST: In 1964.
APPRAISER: At auction, I would estimate the 16 photographs in the portfolio at $30,000 to $50,000.
GUEST: (laughing) Oh!
APPRAISER: A bit different from it's, uh, 1964 price.
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Appraisal: Paul Revere Jr. Silver Pitcher with Diary, ca. 1775
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Appraisal: F. Douglass Letter & Free Will Baptist Archive
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Appraisal: Flag Quilt, ca. 1880
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Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Glass Shade
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 2m 22s | Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Turtle Back Glass Shade, ca. 1915 (2m 22s)
Appraisal: WWII Propaganda Posters
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Appraisal: 1775 Abilmeleck Uncus-carved Powder Horn
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 10s | Appraisal: 1775 Abilmeleck Uncus-carved Powder Horn (3m 10s)
Appraisal: Washington's Inaugural Ball Sash, ca. 1789
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 33s | Appraisal: Washington's Inaugural Ball Sash, ca. 1789 (3m 33s)
Appraisal: 1954 Fender Stratocaster
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 51s | Appraisal: 1954 Fender Stratocaster (51s)
Appraisal: George Nakashima Grass Seat Chair, ca. 1965
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 4m 2s | Appraisal: George Nakashima Grass Seat Chair, ca. 1965 (4m 2s)
Appraisal: 1968 Warhol Campbell's Soup Can Screenprint
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Appraisal: Colt Single-action Army Revolver, ca. 1880
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 21s | Appraisal: Colt Single-action Army Revolver, ca. 1880 (21s)
Appraisal: Women's Carved Surfboard, ca. 1925
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Appraisal: 1941 Sportsman's Park Panorama
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: 1941 Sportsman's Park Panorama (3m 11s)
Appraisal: George Ohr Pottery, ca. 1900
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 4m 37s | Appraisal: George Ohr Pottery, ca. 1900, in New Orleans Hour 2. (4m 37s)
Appraisal: 1796 & 1799 Mary Way Dressed Miniatures
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: 1796 & 1799 Mary Way Dressed Miniatures (3m 11s)
Appraisal: Gustav Stickley Armchair, ca. 1905
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Appraisal: 1884 Edison Light Bulb & Plaque
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Appraisal: Claymore Beaded Bag, ca. 1895
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Clip: S30 Ep22 | 1m 55s | Appraisal: Claymore Beaded Bag, ca. 1895 (1m 55s)
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