Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California
Artist
Ansel Adams
(American, 1902-1984)
CultureAmerican
Date1948
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61 cm)
28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. T. Lane Stokes
Object number82.132
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print of a scene in Death Valley National Monument, CA.Label TextAnsel Adams American, 1902–1984 Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California, 1948 Gelatin silver print, ca. 1980 Adams often balanced his panoramic photographs with intimate images of nature’s smaller details. While the distant photographs convey nature’s overwhelming glory, the human-scale particulars make the natural world seem more personal. In Sand Dunes, Sunrise, a sensuous curved line runs along a dune’s peak like a path that leads us into the empty distance. In Oak Tree, Snowstorm, to the right, the tree’s soaring branches offer welcoming shelter from the snow. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. T. Lane Stokes 82.132 Exhibition History"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.
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