Dogwood, Yosemite National Park, California

1938, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

The image shows a cluster of large, bright white flowers with distinct petals and dark centers arranged across a textured dark surface that appears to be a rock partially covered with leaves and foliage. The color palette is monochrome, predominantly in shades of black, white, and gray. The flowers are scattered across the image, with most concentrated in the center and lower parts, some overlapping the surrounding leaves and the rock surface on the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.6 x 34.4 cm (9 11/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.16

  • Series Title

    Museum Set

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia B. Adams, Carmel, CA; gift to NGA, 1986.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Portfolios 1977, 50.

1985

  • Alinder, James, and Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr. Ansel Adams: Classic Images, The Museum Set. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Boston, 1985: 12.

Inscriptions

lower right on mount in graphite: Ansel Adams (underlined)

Wikidata ID

Q64144832

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