Ghost Ranch Hills, Chama Valley, Northern New Mexico
Artist
Ansel Adams
(American, 1902 - 1984)
Date1937; printed 1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 x 19 1/4 inches (35.56 x 48.9 cm)
Mat: 22 x 28 inches (55.88 x 71.12 cm)
Mat: 22 x 28 inches (55.88 x 71.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margaret W. Weston in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2007.39.7
SignedSigned on mount recto.
InscribedTitled, dated, and numbered with Museum Set stamp on mount verso. Annotated "83.061.008" on mount verso.
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of craggy, wrinkly mountains; not much vegetation.Exhibition HistoryAmerican Art on Paper: Impressions of the Southwest and Mexico. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, May 15 - November 17, 2013, no cat.
Ansel Adams is renowned for his meticulous technique and his love of the majestic Western American landscape. This photograph of the Ghost Ranch Hills, taken on a visit to Georgia O’Keeffe’s ranch in New Mexico, emphasizes the view and transient effects of light and dark. Printed to ensure maximum dramatic effect, this work demonstrates that interpretation was a natural part of Adams’ “straight photography” technique. Evoking his early training as a classical pianist, Adams famously said, “The negative is the score and the print is the performance.”
Copyright© The Trustees of the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information,
is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete.
Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a
particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum.
If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image,
please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.
