Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California
Photograph
1944 (made), 20th century (made)
1944 (made), 20th century (made)
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This landscape photograph was taken by Ansel Adams, an American photographer, in 1944 in Sierra Nevada, California. This image depicts a field of boulders in the foreground, leading to a dramatically-lit view of Mount Williamson. Adams wrote of the process of taking this photograph: "I drove my station wagon to a place I had often visited. Never before had the conditions been right for me at this location, but this time there was a glorious storm going on in the mountains" (See Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs, p. 68). Adams travelled throughout the West Coast of the United States during his career, producing many powerful landscape photographs.
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Title | Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | photographic paper, gelatin silver print |
Brief description | 'Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California'; photograph (silver print) by Ansel Adams, 1944 |
Physical description | Photograph (gelatin silver print) |
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Marks and inscriptions | Signed 'Ansel Adams' bottom right-hand corner |
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Credit line | Acquired from the Artist in 1975. |
Object history | Part of group of twelve photographs by Ansel Adams, purchased in 1975. |
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Summary | This landscape photograph was taken by Ansel Adams, an American photographer, in 1944 in Sierra Nevada, California. This image depicts a field of boulders in the foreground, leading to a dramatically-lit view of Mount Williamson. Adams wrote of the process of taking this photograph: "I drove my station wagon to a place I had often visited. Never before had the conditions been right for me at this location, but this time there was a glorious storm going on in the mountains" (See Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs, p. 68). Adams travelled throughout the West Coast of the United States during his career, producing many powerful landscape photographs. |
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Accession number | CIRC.595-1975 |
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Record created | July 24, 2007 |
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