Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California (From Large Museum Set)

Print Notes

The negative for this image was the last one Adams made during a daylong trek with friends on April 17, 1927, and with the trip of the shutter he knew that he had caught something exceptional. In 1927, Adams made contact prints, the format of the negative determining the image size. Only later would he print it with an enlarger so that he could more fully convey Yosemite’s grandness.

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Description

Ansel Adams
1902-1984
1927 | Printed c. 1980
Gelatin silver print
Image Size: 19 x 14 1/2 inches
Frame Size: 31 x 26 1/4 inches
Location: AAP ~ Unique ID 273

Provenance

Acquired from Anne Adams Helms, 2016.

Literature

Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs, p. 35 and cover; The Portfolios of Ansel Adams Portfolio III, pl. 1; Yosemite and the Range of Light, pl. 54; Classic Images, pl. 2.