Works By Ansel Adams At Corcoran Gallery Of Art

Acquired directly from Adams by the late William H. and Saundra Lane, during a 10-year period in the early 1960s and 1970s, the collection showcases Adams’ exceptional range and spans the length of his six-decade career.

Alongside several of Adams’ iconic landscapes, Ansel Adams will present rarely exhibited prints —offering new insight into one of the few photographers in the history of the medium whose name and images enjoy worldwide recognition. Although best known for his dramatic black and white vistas of the American West, Adams (1902—1984) was a versatile photographer who made portraits of artist friends, close-up nature views, striking architectural and urban views and documentary images. This exhibition takes a broad and inclusive look at Adams’ work, with particular emphasis on his early career.

“Ansel Adams gives us the opportunity to explore the hidden depths of an artist known for just a few iconic images. The wide range and high quality of pictures in The Lane Collection reveal a photographer with many dimensions, not just the well-known maker of dramatic landscapes,” said Paul Roth, curator of photography and media arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Ansel Adams is arranged chronologically in several sections: Early Work (including photographs of the High Sierra, Canadian Rockies, and Pueblo Indians), Group f/64: Exploring Straight Photography, Yosemite, The American Southwest, Alfred Stieglitz and New York, The National Parks, and Late Work. -- www.corcoran.org