The exhibit was originally featured at the Philadelphia Flower Show, and includes the outstanding work of contemporary photographers David Muench, Marc Muench, Pat O’Hara, Galen Rowell and Laurence Parent, paired with historical images by Timothy O’Sullivan, Ansel Adams, Henry Peabody and George Grant.
As the invite says:
Beginning with the early explorations of the West in the 19th Century, the Nation began to realize the unsurpassed beauty of the American landscape. In an era before electronic media or easy travel, photographs brought the breathtaking vistas, spectacular scenery, and diverse landforms and flora to public attention. Soon, legislators, conservationists, and other public citizens joined the effort that ultimately resulted in the creation of the National Park Service. We are indebted to the photographs of the 19th and 20th Centuries for their contributions in preserving these great landscapes.
The kick-off ceremony itself was emceed by National Park Service Director Fran Mainella and included comments by Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, Assistant Secretary Lynn Scarlett, and exhibit curator Amy Lamb. In attendance in the audience were a number of people including Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the President of Iceland.
See also http://www.nps.gov/pfs/exhibit/.
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