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Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams Portfolio Iv: What Majestic Word1963

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Black and white photograph of desert sand dunes, with wind-rippled texture in the foreground and smooth, high-contrast dune peaks in the distance
Gelatin silver print landscape; a jagged granite peak rises above a calm alpine lake, with conifers along the shoreline, large rocks in the foreground, and dramatic storm clouds overhead.
Gelatin silver print landscape, grassy foreground hillside sweeping down to a fog-filled valley, with rolling tree-covered ridges emerging through dense mist under an overcast sky, rich tonal contrast between dark foliage and luminous cloud layers.
Gelatin silver print of a large oak tree in dark silhouette against a pale, misty sky, with a dim sun visible through the fog near the horizon at lower right.
Gelatin silver print of a slender tree trunk centered vertically against eroded, cave-like rock formations, with strong directional light highlighting the textured bark against deep black shadows.
Gelatin silver print of a dense forest interior, tall straight tree trunks rising vertically against a deep black background, with a slender conifer at center framed between the massive trunks, low ferns and small trees visible at the forest floor, high contrast with bright light on the bark textures.
Gelatin silver print of an orchard landscape viewed from above, with rows of bare-branched trees interspersed among flowering trees whose white blossoms contrast sharply against a dark grassy ground.
Gelatin silver print of a still forest pond, with a fallen bare tree spanning the middle ground, its pale bleached branches mirrored in the dark reflective water below; marsh grasses and dense trees in the background, high contrast with rich blacks.
Gelatin silver print of a rocky coastline, with a large wave crashing and surging upward against dark jagged rocks at left, sea spray filling the frame; high contrast between white foam and deeply shadowed stone formations.
Gelatin silver print landscape, dramatic sweeping cirrus clouds filling a dark sky above a jagged mountain range, reflected in a still body of water in the foreground.
Artist or Maker
Ansel Adams
Title
Ansel Adams Portfolio Iv: What Majestic Word
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1963
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: VARIOUS; Mount: 18 x 14
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.67.1-.15
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust