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

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

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Monument Valley, Arizona, 1958

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Monument Valley, Arizona, 1958

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Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

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Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite..., 1927

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Mono Lake, California, 1947

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Mono Lake, California, 1947

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Metamorphic Rock and Summer Grass,..., 1945

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Metamorphic Rock and Summer Grass,..., 1945

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Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite..., 1939

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Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite..., 1939

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Manly Beacon, Death Valley National..., 1952

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Manly Beacon, Death Valley National..., 1952

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Lodgepole Pines, Lyell Fork of the Merced..., 1921

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Lodgepole Pines, Lyell Fork of the Merced..., 1921

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Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, 1942

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Leaves, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, 1942

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Juniper Tree Detail, Sequoia National Park,..., 1927

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Juniper Tree Detail, Sequoia National Park,..., 1927

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Jose Clemente Orozco, New York City, New..., 1933

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Jose Clemente Orozco, New York City, New..., 1933

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High Country Crags and Moon, Sunrise, Kings..., 1935

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High Country Crags and Moon, Sunrise, Kings..., 1935

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1932

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Half Dome, Merced River, Winter, Yosemite..., 1932

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Grass and Pool, The Sierra Nevada, California, 1953

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Grass and Pool, The Sierra Nevada, California, 1953

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Ghost Ranch Hills, Northern New Mexico, 1937

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Ghost Ranch Hills, Northern New Mexico, 1937

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Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de..., 1937

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Georgia O'Keeffe and Orville Cox, Canyon de..., 1937

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Frozen Lakes and Cliffs, The Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Frozen Lakes and Cliffs, The Sierra Nevada,..., 1932

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Evening Clouds and Pool, East Side of the..., 1962

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Evening Clouds and Pool, East Side of the..., 1962

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El Capitan Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1940

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El Capitan Fall, Yosemite Valley, California, 1940

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

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Dune, White Sands National Monument, New..., 1942

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Dune, White Sands National Monument, New..., 1942

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Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

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Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938

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Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountain, National , 1948

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Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountain, National , 1948

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Cypress and Fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967

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Cypress and Fog, Pebble Beach, California, 1967

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