Ansel Adams
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
ArtistAmerican, 1902–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
Date1941, printed c. 1965
PlaceHernandez, New Mexico, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (38.8 × 49.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (38.7 × 49.5 cm)
Mount: 15 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (38.8 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.516
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionAmong
the most iconic photographic images of the 20th century, Ansel Adams’s
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico has inspired multiple generations of
photographers. Adams too found continued inspiration in the shot. As he grew
older, he made photographic prints of this image with ever-increasing contrast,
using dodge-and-burn techniques and special filters. This picture of Moonrise,
with its heavy canopy of black night sky, emphasizes the vivid radiance,
beauty, and eternal presence of the moon.

ProvenanceThe artist; [William Field Design]; purchased by Manfred Heiting, May 22, 1974; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition History"The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890–1950," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 29, 2006–January 28, 2007; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, March 4–June 3, 2007.

"Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum's Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 20–September 2, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black, verso of mount, center: "PHOTOGRAPH / BY / ANSEL ADAMS / ROUTE 1, BOX 181 / CARMEL, CALIFORNIA / 93921"

Stamped in black, verso of mount, with insertions in black: "TITLE Moonrise / CREDIT Hernandez New Mexico 1941 / DATE FILM / signed [signature]"
Signed, verso of mount, in black: "Ansel Adams"

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