Owens Valley: The Sierra Nevada from Manzanar, Manzanar was Relocation Center Japanese-Americans (Ansel Adams)

1996

Mark Ruwedel

Associated Names
Mark Ruwedel

Artist, American, born 1954

The image shows a desert landscape with dry grass, shrubs, a distant mountain range, and low-lying clouds on the horizon. The mountains are capped with snow. The color palette is black and white, emphasizing light, shadow, and textures in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of J. Patrick and Patricia A. Kennedy

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 18.7 × 23.8 cm (7 3/8 × 9 3/8 in.)
    mount: 40.6 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.163.33

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles); Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, San Leandro, CA; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center on mount below image in graphite: OWENS VALLEY / THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM MANZANAR / MANZANAR WAS RELOCATION CENTER JAPANESE-AMERICANS / (ANSEL ADAMS); on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM MANZANAR (ANSEL ADAMS) / MARK RUWEDEL 96; lower left: (GOLD-TONED PRINT)

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