Ansel Adams
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

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Artist Ansel Adams (American, 1902–1984)American, 1902–1984

CultureAmerican

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Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Date1941

PlaceHernandez, New Mexico, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 15 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (39.4 × 47.9 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (39.4 × 47.9 cm)
Mount: 21 5/8 × 27 7/8 in. (54.9 × 70.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein

Object number86.536

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Photography

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PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceRaphael Bernstein and Jane Bernstein, Ridgewood, New Jersey; given to MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Manes Center of the Union of Czechoslovak Creative Artists, Progue, c/o U.S.I.A., Washington, D.C. for "The 150th Anniversary of the Invention of Photography: Prague 1989," from Aug. 1 to Sep. 30, 1989 (LN:89.10).
Exhibited: "A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.

"The Modern West: American Landscapes, 1890-1950", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: October 29, 2006 - January 28, 2007.

Exhibited: "The Moon: "Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, September 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto, below photo on right side, in pencil: "Ansel Adams"

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