Willoughby: Fall color helping Aspen become famous

Willoughby: Fall color helping Aspen become famous

A recent August edition of The Aspen Times featured a large ad for Freeman’s-American Auction, with a 1951 large black and white photo of Maroon Bells by Ansel Adams. The story behind the photo illustrates the Aspen Institute/International Design Conference creative attempts to attract visitors.  The Aspen Institute’s summer seminars began in 1950 with a Design Conference and a Great Books Seminar. In 1951, it turned into the International Desig…