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 Artworks

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Evening Clouds, Sierra Nevada from Owens..., 1962

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Evening Clouds, Sierra Nevada from Owens..., 1962

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At Timber Cove, North Coast, California, 1960

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At Timber Cove, North Coast, California, 1960

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Leaf, Glacier Bay, Alaska, 1948

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Leaf, Glacier Bay, Alaska, 1948

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Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

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Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

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Rocks, Surf, Monterey Coast, California, 1950

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Rocks, Surf, Monterey Coast, California, 1950

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Point Sur, Storm, Monterey County, 1950

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Point Sur, Storm, Monterey County, 1950

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1947

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1947

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Autumn Cliffs, Yosemite Valley, 1939

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Autumn Cliffs, Yosemite Valley, 1939

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Poplars, Autumn, Owens Valley, 1936

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Poplars, Autumn, Owens Valley, 1936

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Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of

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Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word. In Memory of

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Clouds and Hills, Northern California, 1940–1949

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Clouds and Hills, Northern California, 1940–1949

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Gates of the Valley, Winter, Yosemite, 1938

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Gates of the Valley, Winter, Yosemite, 1938

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Trees and Fence, Winter, Yosemite National..., 1940

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Trees and Fence, Winter, Yosemite National..., 1940

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Half Dome, Apple Orchard, Winter, Yosemite..., 1930

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Half Dome, Apple Orchard, Winter, Yosemite..., 1930

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Sand Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

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Sand Dunes, Oceano, California, 1963

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Muir Beach, Marin County, California, 1964

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Muir Beach, Marin County, California, 1964

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Dogwood, Yosemite Valley, California, 1938

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Dogwood, Yosemite Valley, California, 1938

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

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Moonrise, Hernandez, Northern New Mexico, 1941

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Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1928

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Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1928

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National , 1948

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Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National , 1948

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Poplars, near Bishop, California, 1936

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Poplars, near Bishop, California, 1936

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Stump and Mist, North Cascades, Washington, 1960

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Stump and Mist, North Cascades, Washington, 1960

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Cypress Tree in Fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967

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Cypress Tree in Fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967

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