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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Mural by Ray Boynton, 1930–1939

Ansel Adams

Mural by Ray Boynton, 1930–1939

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Yosemite Creek, 1949

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Yosemite Creek, 1949

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Dunes, Oceano, California, 1925–1926

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Dunes, Oceano, California, 1925–1926

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Ansel Adams

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Jeffrey pine, 1940

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Jeffrey pine, 1940

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. Macclure, Yosemite..., 1936

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Mt. Lyell and Mt. Macclure, Yosemite..., 1936

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Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, 1936

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Valley view from Wawoma Tunnel, 1936

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Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

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Yosemite Falls, 1950–1959

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Bridalveil Fall, 1927

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Bridalveil Fall, 1927

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Winter, forest detail, 1949

Ansel Adams

Winter, forest detail, 1949

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter (+ Morning,..., 1938

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Half Dome, Merced River, winter (+ Morning,..., 1938

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite National..., 1944

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Rocks and barnacles, 1933

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Rocks and barnacles, 1933

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958

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Mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1958

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Mist, Cascade Pass, Washington, 1958

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra..., 1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra..., 1932

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Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley..., 1926–1959

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Portfolio Three: Yosemite Valley..., 1926–1959

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Portfolio Two: The National Parks &..., 1942–1949

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Portfolio Two: The National Parks &..., 1942–1949

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Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939

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Cemetery statue and oil derricks, Long..., 1939

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Frozen lake and cliffs, Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Parmelian prints of the High Sierras..., 1920–1929

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Parmelian prints of the High Sierras..., 1920–1929

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Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

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Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, 1942

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Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

Ansel Adams

Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958

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