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Surf Sequence by Ansel Adams — VisualArtsDB

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Surf Sequence

1940

Medium: Five gelatin silver prints, printed 1941
Dimensions: Part (.1, .2, .4, .5): 8 × 9 5/8" (20.3 × 24.4 cm) Part (.3): 8 × 10 1/8" (20.3 × 25.7 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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The Tetons and the Snake River

The Tetons and the Snake River

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Surf Sequence 3, San Mateo County Coast, California

Surf Sequence 3, San Mateo County Coast, California

Ansel Adams, 1940

From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park, Washington, No. 5 from "Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments" (1950)

From Hurricane Hill, Olympic National Park, Washington, No. 5 from "Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments" (1950)

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Portrait of Sigurd Varian

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Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California

Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California

Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter, Yosemite National Park, California

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley

Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley

Ansel Adams, 1960

Half Dome, Thunder Cloud

Half Dome, Thunder Cloud

Ansel Adams, 1951

Moon and Clouds, Northern California

Moon and Clouds, Northern California

Ansel Adams, 1959

Lower Yosemite Fall, Yosemite National Park

Lower Yosemite Fall, Yosemite National Park

Ansel Adams, 1941

Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake, Central Sierra

Banner Peak, Thousand Island Lake, Central Sierra

Ansel Adams, 1923