Ansel Adams
Vertical Aspens

Vertical Aspens

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Vertical Aspens
Vertical Aspens
ArtistAmerican, 1902–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Vertical Aspens
  • Aspens, Northern New Mexico
Date1958
PlaceNew Mexico, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 1/2 × 15 3/8 in. (49.5 × 39.1 cm)
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 15 3/8 in. (49.5 × 39.1 cm)
Mount: 27 15/16 × 21 15/16 in. (71 × 55.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Efrem Kurtz
Object number2000.296
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description


Ansel Adams’s images of the West have shaped American ideas about the wilderness and land preservation for more than 70 years. Recalling the images he took of these Aspens on a dim afternoon in 1958, Adams noted, “I do not consider them ‘pretty’ scenes, for they are cool and aloof and rather stately.” He aimed to capture the feeling of stillness in the grove, to bring the viewer into the quiet of that space with him. Adams’s love of nature manifested in both his photography and his tireless advocacy for conservation of the natural world.



ProvenanceMrs. Efrem Kurtz; given to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, mount recto, lower right below image: Ansel Adams
Stamped in black, mount verso: Photograph // by // Ansel Adams // Route 1. Box 181 // Carmel, California // 93921 // Title: Aspen, New Mexico
Printed in blue, mount verso, repeated: ILLUSTRATION BOARD // NO. 61 // [...]
Signed in pencil, mount recto, lower right below image: Ansel Adams

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