1. Bradford Washburn
Moonrise over the Grandes Jorasses, France, 1958, 1958
gelatin silver print, 13.5x17.5 inches, signed verso
Gift of the Panopticon Gallery
Retail Value: $2,060

Washburn is an internationally-renowned photographer, cartographer, and expert on Alaska’s mountains and glaciers. He was Director of Boston’s Museum of Science for over 40 years and continues to serve as Honorary Director. His images of mountains are majestic, serene, and sublime. In 1988, Washburn and his wife Barbara were honored with the Centennial Medal of the National Geographic Society. Washburn is responsible for definitive maps of McKinley, the Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, and New Hampshire’s Presidential Range.