Manly Beacon, Death Valley National Monument, California

c. 1952, printed 1981

Ansel Adams

Associated Names
Ansel Adams

Artist, American, 1902 - 1984

The image displays a black and white landscape of desert terrain. Rolling textured hills are in the foreground, leading to rugged mountain ridges on the horizon. The sky has swirling clouds. The photo highlights the details of the land formations with contrasts between light and shadow. The monochromatic color scheme emphasizes the starkness of the landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia B. Adams

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49.1 x 39.4 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.3.69

  • Series Title

    Museum Set

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Southwest 1976, 22.

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: 62.

Inscriptions

lower right on mount in graphite: Ansel Adams

Wikidata ID

Q64144931

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