Ansel Adams - The Masterworks

For Immediate Release Press Contact: Tom Shinall, TMP Director of Marketing [email protected] 770-387-2833BEST OF THE BEST – ANSEL ADAMS: THE MASTERWORKS On view April 8 – November 5, 2018CARTERSVILLE, GA – “Picturing America” is Booth Western Art Museum’s newest permanent exhibitiongallery, presenting American landscapes, history, and culture through fine art and documentaryphotography.In conjunction with the opening of this new gallery, Booth Museum has worked with Virginia AdamsMayhew, Ansel Adams’ granddaughter, to showcase photographs from an edition known as The MuseumSet. This set of images was a concept to meet the demand for Adams’ prints from museums andcollectors. In the early 1980s, Adams hand selected, printed, and signed his favorite photographs formembers of his family, including the 30 on view in Ansel Adams: The Masterworks.The exhibition will open on Saturday, April 8, 2017. As part of the opening events, guests are invited toattend the Booth Photography Guild monthly meeting at 10:00 am in Bergman Theatre to hear fromAtlanta based artist and avid photographic enthusiast Jeff Milsteen. Following the presentation, an officialribbon cutting will be held in the Picturing America Gallery with BPG President Lynn Henderson andBooth Museum Photography Curator Mary Margaret Cornwell. At 2:00 pm in Bergman Theatre,photographer John Mariana will lead a 15 minute presentation on Ansel Adams and selected works fromthe exhibition. At 2:30 pm Mariana will lead a gallery walk through Ansel Adams: The Masterworks,providing insight of the techniques used by Adams.When asked about the visitor experience of this exhibition, Cornwell stated, “This exhibition will allowpatrons to experience a collection of Adams’ works that were chosen and printed by Adams’ himself,owned by a member of his family, and exhibited for the first time as an entire collection. I hope they areable to take away from these images the beauty and wonder that is the American West, while alsounderstanding that photography is a fine art genre, comparable to painting, sculpture and music.”Photography is as diverse as America and the artists who seek to master it. Some artists usephotography to capture exact replicas of what they see, while others strive to create artistic masterpieces.As the Booth Museum continues to grow its permanent photography collections, Picturing AmericaGallery will serve as a temporary exhibition space and will showcase works captured by America’sgreatest photographers. Through these images, the Booth Museum strives to depict the collective MORE

Page two, Ansel Adamsmemory of the American people, along with images of the American West.For additional information on the exhibition and activities surrounding Ansel Adams at Booth Museum,contact Director of Marketing Tom Shinall, (770) 387-2833 or [email protected]. Ansel Adams:The Masterworks, April 8 – November 5, 2017 in the Picturing America Gallery at Booth Western ArtMuseum, Cartersville, GA.About Booth Western Art MuseumBooth Western Art Museum, an Affiliate to the Smithsonian Institution, is a 120,000 square foot museumlocated in Cartersville, Georgia, where guests are invited to See America’s Story through contemporaryWestern artwork, a Presidential Gallery, Civil War art gallery, and Sagebrush Ranch, an interactivechildren’s gallery. Open since August 2003, Booth Museum is the only museum of its kind in theSoutheast and was named the 2016 Escape to the Southeast Travel Attraction of the Year from theSoutheast Tourism Society. To learn more about Booth Western Art Museum, visitwww.boothmuseum.org.Museum DirectionsBooth Western Art Museum is located at 501 N. Museum Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120. Take I-75 to exit#288 – Main Street, Cartersville. Head West. Follow Main Street (Highway #113 / #61) into the businessdistrict – approximately 2.2 miles. Turn right on Gilmer Street, travel two blocks under the bridge and theMuseum is on the left. Free parking is available in the Tabernacle Baptist Church parking lot on GilmerStreet, across from the Museum entrance.Museum HoursTuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Thursday: 10:00 am – 8:00 pm.Sunday: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays, New Year’s Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.AdmissionAdult: $12 plus tax; Senior (65+): $10 plus tax; Student (with ID): $9 plus tax; Child (12 and under): Free(accompanied by parent or guardian); Active Military Personnel (with ID): Free (½ price regular admissionfor all immediate family members of the active duty person); Booth Museum Members: Free; FirstThursday of each month: Free admission for all between 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm. ###