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Ansel Adams
Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word: In Memory of Russell Varian1963

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Black and white photograph of a large, weathered tree trunk and branches filling the frame, with dramatic directional lighting and deep contrast
Gelatin silver print, close-up study of a large lobed leaf dominating the center, its veining rendered in sharp detail against a dark background, surrounded by smaller serrated leaves and fine pine needles in the upper right.
Gelatin silver print of desert sand dunes, with wind-rippled texture filling the foreground and smooth curved ridgelines receding toward the horizon, high contrast between sunlit and shadowed slopes.
Gelatin silver print landscape of rolling hills and forested valleys filled with low fog, grassy slope in foreground descending toward tree-covered ridgelines emerging from mist, overcast sky above.
Gelatin silver print of a large oak tree silhouetted against a pale, misty sky, with wide-spreading gnarled branches and a glowing sun visible through fog at lower right.
Gelatin silver print of a slender tree trunk centered against large, irregular boulders, with dramatic contrast between bright bark highlights and deep black shadows.
Gelatin silver print of a dense forest landscape, tall redwood trunks rising vertically from a shadowed undergrowth of ferns and small conifers, with strong tonal contrast between light-struck bark and deep black background.
Gelatin silver print of an orchard landscape shot from an elevated angle, rows of trees with bare dark branches interspersed with trees in full white blossom across a gently sloping field, high contrast between the bright blooms and dark trunks
Gelatin silver print of a still forest pond, a fallen bare tree with branching limbs extending horizontally across the middle ground, its reflection mirrored in calm dark water alongside clouds and tall conifers, with marsh grasses at right and a partially submerged log in the foreground.
Gelatin silver print of a rocky coastline, with a large wave erupting in white spray against dark jagged boulders in the foreground; sunlit open ocean and additional breaking waves visible in the background.
Gelatin silver print, close-up of a massive gnarled tree trunk with deeply furrowed bark and burled growths dominating the foreground, an open mountain meadow and snow-capped peaks visible in the background under a cloudy sky.
Artist or Maker
Ansel Adams
Title
Portfolio Four: What Majestic Word: In Memory of Russell Varian
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1963
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image (each): 9 × 11 in. (22.86 × 27.94 cm) Primary support (each): 9 × 11 in. (22.86 × 27.94 cm) Secondary support (each): 14 × 18 in. (35.56 × 45.72 cm) Overall: 18 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (46.99 × 36.83 × 3.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jesse and Nancy Alexander
Accession Number
M.91.34.1-.14
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography