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Monolith, The Face of Half Dome by Ansel Adams — VisualArtsDB

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Monolith, The Face of Half Dome

Monolith, The Face of Half Dome

Monolith, The Face of Half Dome

1926

Medium: Gelatin silver print (printed 1960)
Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/8 in. (27.94 x 20.64 cm) (image) 18 x 13 7/8 in. (45.72 x 35.24 cm) (mount)
Genre: Photographs
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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