Trailer Camp Children, Richmond, California

1944, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

Three children are depicted in a dimly lit environment. The boy in the center is sitting and comforting the younger children. He has short dark hair and is wearing a striped shirt. His face shows concentration as he looks forward. To his left is a child with light hair facing the left, wearing a shirt with buttons on the back. In the foreground, a baby with dark hair is looking at the camera, dressed in a light-colored outfit. The children convey a sense of closeness and protection. In the background, there is a cluttered environment with a partially visible book or magazine near the left side of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.2 x 34.9 cm (9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.23

  • Series Title

    Museum Set


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Images 1974, 107.

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: 50.

Inscriptions

lower right on mount in graphite: Ansel Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64144841

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