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Ansel Adams
Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California1939

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Black and white photograph of a towering granite cliff rising behind leafy trees reflected in a still river, high-contrast tonal range

Ansel Adams, Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California, 1939, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind, digital image © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ansel Adams
Title
Merced River, Cliffs, Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1939
Medium
Gelatin-silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 5/8 × 19 7/16 in. (39.69 × 49.37 cm) Primary support: 15 5/8 × 19 7/16 in. (39.69 × 49.37 cm) Secondary support: 22 1/16 × 28 1/8 in. (56.04 × 71.44 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sue and Albert Dorskind
Accession Number
AC1996.165.6
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
Photograph by Ansel Adams © 2015 The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust