The Golden Gate Before the Bridge, San Francisco
Artist
Ansel Adams
(American, 1902-1984)
CultureAmerican
Date1932
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 15 5/16 × 18 1/4 in. (38.9 × 46.4 cm)
22 3/16 × 28 1/4 in. (56.4 × 71.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
22 3/16 × 28 1/4 in. (56.4 × 71.8 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. T. Lane Stokes
Object number82.130
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a photograph of a view in San Francisco, CA.Label TextAnsel Adams American, 1902–1984 The Golden Gate before the Bridge, San Francisco, California, 1932 Gelatin silver print, ca. 1980 Adams was raised in his family’s home on the northwestern edge of San Francisco, near Lobos Creek and Baker Beach. Nearby perches offered Adams panoramic views of the entrance to the San Francisco Bay, like this one, which he made just months before construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. His early experiences of nature in the Bay Area, his regular family visits to Yosemite, and an education that emphasized the belief that nature is an expression of the divine all proved instrumental in shaping Adams’s artistic career. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. T. Lane Stokes 82.130 Exhibition History"Ansel Adams: A Celebration," Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina, May 11--August 4, 2002. "Ansel Adams Photography," Kaufman Theatre Lobby, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA., May 23 - September 7, 2008. "From Ansel Adams to Infinity," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 21, 2018 - January 27, 2019.
