ANSEL ADAMS
at 100
February 2–May 11, 2003

Although the work of Ansel Adams has been more widely exhibited than perhaps any artist in the 20th century, his oeuvre has not been fundamentally reevaluated since his death in 1984. Organized at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art by guest curator John Szarkowski, director emeritus of the Department of Photography at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Ansel Adams at 100 presents an aesthetic reappraisal of Ansel Adams as an artist and working photographer by bringing together more than 100 of Adams’ finest photographs, including exemplary prints drawn from both public and private collections. According to Szarkowski, “Ansel Adams was one of the great photographers of this century. He was also one of the best-loved spokesmen for the obligations we owe to the natural world. It has been easy to confuse the related but distinct achievements that earned him these twin honors. The subject of the exhibition and catalogue for his centennial year will be Adams the artist.” 

Ansel Adams at 100 is made possible by Hewlett-Packard.

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite 
1948

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Credits: 
Organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Made possible by Hewlett-Packard. 


In-kind support was provided by United Airlines.

Organizing Curator: 
John Szarkowski, director emeritus of the Department of Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York.

LACMA Curator: 
Robert Sobieszek, curator of Photography, LACMA

Landmark Catalogue Accompanies Exhibition 
To mark the 100th anniversary of Adams’ birth and coincide with the opening of the exhibition, Little, Brown and Company—the exclusive publisher of the work of Ansel Adams—has released Ansel Adams at 100. Written and edited by the organizing curator for the exhibition, John Szarkowski, this definitive volume on the artist and his work features prints that have been meticulously reproduced under the supervision of Richard Benson, a pivotal figure in recent advances in photographic production. Designed by the award-winning J. Abbott Miller of Pentagram Design, the oversize book is printed on specially made French paper and bound in natural linen cloth with a matching slipcase. It features 114 tritone and 23 duotone illustrations and a frameable reproduction print of an Adams photograph, and comes complete with facsimile signature. Ansel Adams at 100 is priced at $150. A paperback version of the catalogue is available for $40. Both editions and related Adams publications are available at LACMA in the Museum Stores and via the web at the LACMA Online Store. 

LACMA Members receive a 10% discount on all purchases.

 

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Adams, Ansel 
Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite 
1948 
Gelatin-silver print 
9 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (23.5 x 18.6 cm) 
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Gift of the photographer 
© 2002 Trustees of the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. All rights reserved.

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