Artist:
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Ansel Adams
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Title:
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Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley, California
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Date:
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1945
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Medium:
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Gelatin silver print (printed 1979)
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Dimensions:
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19 5/8 x 15 in. (49.85 x 38.1 cm) (image)
27 7/8 x 22 in. (70.8 x 55.88 cm) (mount)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Fred Scheel
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Location:
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Gallery 180
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âYosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space. I know of no sculpture, painting or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters. At first the colossal aspect may dominate; then we perceive and respond to the delicate and persuasive complex of nature.
âHere are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit.
âEach represents, for me, a moment of wonder.â
â Ansel Adams, The Portfolios Of Ansel Adams
Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Adams, Ansel
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Role:
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Photographer
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1902 - 1984
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature; Number; Label front bottom edge below print; back LR corner of mat
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Classification:
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Photographs
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Edition:
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Edition of 50; 26/50
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Accession #:
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98.144.28
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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