Barn, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

c. 1937, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

The image shows a rural scene with a large barn in the center. A white picket fence is in the foreground, separating the viewer from the grassy area leading up to the barn. Two smaller buildings with wooden textures are to the left of the barn. In the background, there are trees, structures, and a house to the right. The sky is mostly clear with scattered clouds. The image has a monochrome palette with varying shades of gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.6 x 24.2 cm (13 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Images 1974, 97.

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: 21.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64144838

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