Saint Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico

c. 1929, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

This is a black-and-white photograph of a building made of large cube-like shapes at the top, with some curves and slopes where it meets the flat ground. The building displays thick walls with a texture reminiscent of raw earthen material, as if it were made of adobe, or mud. On the right side, a thick, diagonal section connects the side of the building to the ground, like a buttress. The ground below the building looks like dirt or mud, and the open sky above is light gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.2 x 36.6 cm (19 3/8 x 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.43


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Images 1974, 48.

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: 5.

Inscriptions

lower right on mount in graphite: Ansel Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64144894

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