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Fern Spring, Yosemite National Park, California

Photograph
1965 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photograph

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFern Spring, Yosemite National Park, California (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Photograph, 'Fern Spring, Yosemite National Park, California', gelatin-silver print, Ansel Adams, United States, 1964
Physical description
Photograph
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm
  • Width: 22.8cm
Credit line
Given by Virginia and Ansel Adams.
Object history
Ansel Adams is well-known for his portrayal of the mountain ranges, deserts, rivers and skies of the western United States. Adams was a passionate lover of the vast American wilderness and an active conservationist. He commented, "my approach to photography is based on my belief in the vigour and values of the world of nature - in the aspects of grandeur and of the minutiae all about us." Having trained as a pianist before turning to photography in 1927, Adams often discussed his process of composition in musical terms.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
PH.1375-1980

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Record createdJuly 25, 2003
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