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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Interior, Penitente Morada, New Mexico, 1928

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Interior, Penitente Morada, New Mexico, 1928

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Crosses, Las Trampas, New Mexico, 1927

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Crosses, Las Trampas, New Mexico, 1927

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Wooden Grave Marker, near Guadalupe,..., 1928

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Wooden Grave Marker, near Guadalupe,..., 1928

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1947

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Mount McKinley and Wonder Lake, Alaska, 1947

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk +..., 1979

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk +..., 1979

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk +Ice on...

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk +Ice on...

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk + Forest...

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk + Forest...

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk + Trees and...

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Yosemite and the Range of Light (bk + Trees and...

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Yosemite and the Range of Light ( bk...

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Yosemite and the Range of Light ( bk...

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Cedar Tree, Cliffs, Yosemite Valley, 1939

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Cedar Tree, Cliffs, Yosemite Valley, 1939

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Ferns, Mount Rainier National Park, 1942

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Ferns, Mount Rainier National Park, 1942

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Dogwood, Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Dogwood, Yosemite Valley, 1938

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Trailside, near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

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Trailside, near Juneau, Alaska, 1947

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Mono Lake, Cloud Reflections, 1950

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Mono Lake, Cloud Reflections, 1950

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The Golden Gate before the Bridge, San..., 1932

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The Golden Gate before the Bridge, San..., 1932

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1936

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Thundercloud, Lake Tahoe, 1936

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1948

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Portfolio One: Twelve Photographic Prints by , 1948

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Portfolio One: Twelve Photographic Prints by , 1948

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Forest, Castle Rock State Park, California, 1962

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Forest, Castle Rock State Park, California, 1962

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 1941

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Canyon de Chelly National Monument, 1941

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White House Ruin, Morning, Canyon de Chelly..., 1949

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White House Ruin, Morning, Canyon de Chelly..., 1949

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Clouds, Yosemite Valley, 1945

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Clouds, Yosemite Valley, 1945

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Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1927

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Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite Valley, 1927

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, 1947

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Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park, 1947

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