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With all the publicity about the alleged "Ansel Adams" pictures bought by Rick Norsigian at a Fresno yard sale over the past few days, the real identity of the pictures may have come to light.

 

KTVU Channel 2 in Oakland broke the story on its evening news last night. As soon as a local woman named Miriam I. Walton saw the pictures, she recognized them as her Uncle Earl's. Earl Brooks was a lifelong resident of Fresno, where the 65 negatives were found, and often photographed at Yosemite. Mrs. Walton has four of his prints, one of which is nearly identical to one of the Norsigian pictures, with the same shadows and what look to be the same clouds after a few minutes of movement.

 

The evidence is as yet preliminary, but I hereby place my "all in" bet that the Rick Norsigian glass plates turn out to have been taken by "Uncle Earl" Brooks. (Even if they aren't, I'll still bet they're not by Adams. They just don't look like him to me.)

 

You can read the story and see the video here.

 

I might add that KTVU Oakland has restored my shaky faith in the news media somewhat. Finally—a little actual reporting, instead of the endless repetition of a story that would be so very appealing if only it were true.

 

...Oh, and it looks like Uncle Earl is having a one-man show in Beverly Hills!*

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The Online Photographer

 

..und scrollen bis hierher, bitte:

 

 

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...Oh, and it looks like Uncle Earl is having a one-man show in Beverly Hills!*

 

Sehr schön!

 

Das lässt mich ja hoffen, dass man in ferner Zukunft meine hier eingestellten Bilder wieder ausgräbt und sie als echte Werke von .... (nach Geschmack zu ergänzen) identifiziert.

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