Jose Clemente Orozco, New York City

1933, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

The image is a close-up portrait showing a person's face from the nose upwards, focusing on the eyes and upper lip area. The person is facing to the left of the frame, has a prominent mustache, and is wearing thin, round eyeglasses perched on their nose. Their hair appears to be dark and slightly receding from the forehead. The skin texture is visible, with subtle lines around the eyes and a noticeable reflection in the glasses. The background is blurred and dark.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.3 x 26.5 cm (12 11/16 x 10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Portraits 1978, cover illustration.

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: 19.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64144839

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