Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Autumn (River, Trees, Cliff), Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Autumn (River, Trees, Cliff), Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California, 1940

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Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California, 1940

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Sand Fence, Near Keeler, 1948

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Sand Fence, Near Keeler, 1948

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Barn, Fence, Tomales Bay, 1964

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Barn, Fence, Tomales Bay, 1964

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

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Bodie, California, 1938

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Bodie, California, 1938

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

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Sunrise, Mount Tom, Sierra Nevada, 1948

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Winter Sunrise From Lone Pine, Sierra Nevada, 1944

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Winter Sunrise From Lone Pine, Sierra Nevada, 1944

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Rolling Hills, Campus of the University of..., 1960

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Rolling Hills, Campus of the University of..., 1960

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Ranch Near Petaluma, 1951–1955

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Ranch Near Petaluma, 1951–1955

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Pasture, Hills and Rain, Sonoma County..., 1951

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Pasture, Hills and Rain, Sonoma County..., 1951

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Saratoga, California, Paul Masson..., 1959–1963

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Saratoga, California, Paul Masson..., 1959–1963

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Cloud, Sierra Nevada, 1936

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Cloud, Sierra Nevada, 1936

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Sun in Fog, Point Arena, 1964

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Sun in Fog, Point Arena, 1964

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At Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California, 1962

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At Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County, California, 1962

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Ansel Adams: Portfolio V (bk w/10 works), 1971

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Ansel Adams: Portfolio V (bk w/10 works), 1971

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Tenaya Creek, Dogwood, Rain, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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El Capitan over Yosemite Valley, 1940–1949

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El Capitan over Yosemite Valley, 1940–1949

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Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California, 1940

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Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, California, 1940

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Yellow Pine Trees and Cathedral Rocks,..., 1940

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Yellow Pine Trees and Cathedral Rocks,..., 1940

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1958

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1958

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley (from..., 1961

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Fern Spring, Dusk, Yosemite Valley (from..., 1961

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Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1927

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Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1927

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Clearing Storm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1941

Ansel Adams

Clearing Storm, Yosemite Valley, California, 1941

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