GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — The work of photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams is being commemorated with a set of U.S. postage stamps. To celebrate the honor, a special dedication ceremony for the stamps will be held at the Snake River Overlook in Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), a vista depicted in one of Adams’ most famous works, on Wednesday, June 26 at 10 a.m.
GTNP Deputy Superintendent Robin Martin, Jackson and Moose Postmaster Aleicia Dickson and more will be presenting the pane of stamps, which feature 16 of Adams’ most famous images. Derry Noyes, an art director with the United States Postal Service, designed the stamps using existing photographs.
“Experience the wonder of the American West through the lens of one of America’s most iconic photographers, Ansel Adams,” GTNP said in the announcement.
The first-day-of-issue event for the Ansel Adams Forever stamps was May 15, in Yosemite National Park.
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).
