Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California

Ansel Adams

1941; printed 1963

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Four Dutch Males, Lucille Douglass, charcoal
Balance, Ed Willis Barnett, gelatin silver print
Two black-billed magpies are shown, one with wings fully expanded, and another sitting on a tree branch with its stomach to the viewer. The bodies are primarily covered with black and white feathers. The tails and wings contain green, purple, and green feathers with an iridescent-like sheen.
Decal transfer for Wedgwood plate designed by Clare Leighton, "Grist Milling" from the "New England Industries" series