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Garden overlooking the ocean,
1939

Ansel Adams, 1902–1984; born San Francisco, CA; died Monterey, CA

2006-810

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Title

Garden overlooking the ocean

Dates

1939

Maker

Ansel Adams

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 11.7 x 17 cm. (4 5/8 x 6 11/16 in.) sheet: 12.5 x 18 cm. (4 15/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of David Hunter McAlpin Jr., Class of 1950

Object Number

2006-810

Place Depicted

North America, United States

Inscription

In ink, verso: [number]

Marks/Labels/Seals

Stamped on verso: PROOF / NOT TO BE USED FOR / REPRODUCTION OR DISPLAY

Culture

American

Type

gelatin silver prints, photographs, black-and-white photographs

Techniques

ferrotyping, gelatin silver process

Subject

coastlines, trees, stone, water, gardens (open spaces)

"Acquisitions of the Princeton University Art Museum 2006," <em>Record of the Princeton University Art Museum </em>66 (2007): p. 41-74., p. 43 (illus.)

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Ansel Adams (1902–1984; born San Francisco, CA; died Monterey, CA), Garden overlooking the ocean, 1939. Gelatin silver print; 11.7 x 17 cm (image), 12.5 x 18 cm (sheet). Gift of David Hunter McAlpin Jr., Class of 1950 (2006-810) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/51609

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