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)
Charles Sheeler, San Francisco,..., 1956–1956

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Charles Sheeler, San Francisco,..., 1956–1956

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Autumn moon, the High Sierra from..., 1948–1948

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Autumn moon, the High Sierra from..., 1948–1948

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Old hearse, Bodi, California, 1940–1940

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Old hearse, Bodi, California, 1940–1940

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Grass and pool, 1935–1935

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Grass and pool, 1935–1935

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

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Clearing winter storm, Yosemite Valley, , 1944–1944

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1948–1948

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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1948–1948

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Sequoia gigante roots, Yosemite..., 1950–1950

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Sequoia gigante roots, Yosemite..., 1950–1950

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Ghost Ranch Hills, Northern Mew Mexico, 1937–1937

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Ghost Ranch Hills, Northern Mew Mexico, 1937–1937

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Pool, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, 1942–1942

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Pool, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, 1942–1942

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

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

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Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942–1942

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Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National..., 1942–1942

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Manley Beacon, Death Valley National..., 1952–1952

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Manley Beacon, Death Valley National..., 1952–1952

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Trailer-camp children, Richmond,..., 1944–1944

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Trailer-camp children, Richmond,..., 1944–1944

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Canyon de Chelley National Monument,..., 1942–1942

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Canyon de Chelley National Monument,..., 1942–1942

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Winter sunrise, Sierra Nevada from Lone , 1944–1944

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Autumn, cliffs, Yosemite Valley, 1939–1939

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Autumn, cliffs, Yosemite Valley, 1939–1939

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Yellow pine trees and cathedral rocks,..., 1940–1940

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Yellow pine trees and cathedral rocks,..., 1940–1940

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Aspens, New Mexico, 1958–1958

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Mt. McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mt...., 1947–1947

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Mt. McKinley and Wonder Lake, Mt...., 1947–1947

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley..., 1948–1948

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Sand dunes, sunrise, Death Valley..., 1948–1948

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El Capital Fall, Yosemite Valley,..., 1940–1940

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El Capital Fall, Yosemite Valley,..., 1940–1940

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Metamorphic rock and summer grass..., 1945–1945

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Metamorphic rock and summer grass..., 1945–1945

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Lodgepole Pines, Lyell Fork of Merced..., 1923–1923

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Lodgepole Pines, Lyell Fork of Merced..., 1923–1923

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