From: Stan Herrin (sherrin@cmtengr.com)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 08:28:21 CST
Thanks for trying. I would love one of Adams' prints of Philmont on my
office wall.
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Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 7:45 AM
Subject: [Philmont]: Update: Ansel Adams Print
> To: Members of the Philmont Staff Association
> Former Philmont Scout Ranch Employees
> Friends of Philmont
>
> Re: Ansel Adams Prints of the Tooth of Time
>
> As some of you may be aware, we have run into what has proven to be an
> immovable object regarding the much anticipated Ansel Adams prints of the
> Tooth of Time.
>
> Last Fall, we entered into negotiations with the Ansel Adams Publishing
> Rights Trust and their authorized agent Little, Brown Publishing Company
to
> bring the print of the Tooth of Time to those who wanted a copy. As talks
> progressed, it was, by all accounts, a done deal -- we even had an
agreement
> as to our cost. Thus, we announced the project in the February issue of
> HIGH COUNTRY and enabled pre-delivery sales on our web site.
>
> If you have been to our web site in the past few days and specifically to
> the page regarding the Ansel Adams Prints, you know that we have now
disabled
>
> ordering and that this item is not going to be made available to us.
While
> the reasons that the Ansel Adams Trust gave for this last minute pullout
are
> numerous, the core issue is that the image that we were to use was not
> considered by the Trust to be a "final proof" and, therefore, not of
> sufficient quality to publish in poster format.
>
> Like many of you, the members of the Executive Committee are more than a
bit
> frustrated at this turn of events. However, the Ansel Adams Trust is
> willing to continue negotiations with us regarding another of Ansel Adams
> photographs of the Ranch that he took at the same time that he took the
Tooth
> of
> Time image. However, the Trust anticipates that it may be as long as two
> years before that project sees the light of day.
>
> If you have placed a pre-delivery order with the PSA, rest assured that
your
> money is being held in escrow and that we will begin the process of
> refunding your money in the next few days.
>
> Lastly, I would like to publicly thank Jeff Segler for his tireless
efforts
> on this project. Without Jeff, we would not have gotten this close to
what
> has been a dream of many for so many years.
>
> Thank you,
>
>
> Rice Brewer
> PSA Treasurer
>
>
>
>
>
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