Ansel Adams
Old Wheel and Phonograph Horn, Owens Valley, California

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

CultureAmerican

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Old Wheel and Phonograph Horn, Owens Valley, California

Datec. 1950

PlaceCalifornia, United States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 8 3/4 × 11 in. (22.2 × 27.9 cm)
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 in. (22.2 × 27.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection

Object number2002.520

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Special Collections

Manfred Heiting Collection of Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

Provenanceartist; G.Ray Hawkins Gallery, Los Angeles;
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "American Vision: Photographers from the West, Selections from the Manfred Heiting Collection purchased by the Brown Foundation for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston from August 23-February 1, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Stamped (or typed?) verso of sheet: "Old Wheel and Phonograph Horn, Owens Valley, Calif rnia / ANSEL ADAMS / Wood will be eroded by sun and wind, but metals last long in the / dry desert air" [followed by inscription in red: "Mary Austin"]

Stamped in black, verso: "FOR REPRODUCTION ONLY / PHOTOGRAPH / BY / ANSEL ADAMS / 131-24TH AVENUE / SAN FRANCISCO / NEG. NO."

Inscribed in red, verso, lower right, and circled in red: "22"

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