Winnowing Grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

c. 1929, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

This is a photograph of an adobe structure. The image shows a series of adjoining structures with a multi-tiered layout, small square windows, and wooden ladders leaning against the walls. A person in traditional attire is illustrated standing in front of the building and pouring a substance from a basket onto the ground. The scene is cast in sharp contrasts of light and shadow, suggesting a sunny day with deep shadows emphasizing the linear and geometric shapes of the architecture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.8 x 33 cm (9 3/4 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.24

  • Series Title

    Museum Set

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Southwest 1976, 45.

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: 4.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q64144842

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