Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Ansel Adams

Title

Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1927

Medium

Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio "Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras" (1927)

Inscriptions

Signed recto, lower right, below image, in graphite: "A Adams"; printed recto, lower center, in black ink: "MONOLITH: THE FACE OF HALF DOME"; unmarked verso

Dimensions

Image: 20.2 × 15.2 cm (8 × 6 in.); Paper: 30.1 × 25.1 cm (11 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edward C. Porter

Reference Number

1964.90c

Copyright

© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust.

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