Current Location:
Building B (MAK) -> 3rd Floor - Building B (MAK)
Location Notes:
MAK; 3rd fl., Left of Rm. B-3-223, Above Drinking Fountain

Ice on Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, CA

Artwork
Identifier:
2007.469.1
Artist:
Ansel Adams
Credit:
GVSU Collection
Medium:
Reproduction Print
Date:
1959
Dimensions:
Artworks - Height: 9 in Width: 12.75 in
Description:
Image of ice in a curved shape. There is a tree in the bottom right corner. The base of a mountain is seen on the other side of the ice.
Historical Context:
Ansel Adams (1902 to 1984) was an American photographer best known for his photographs of the western United States, particularly Yosemite National Park. He invented a multi-zone system of breaking down images for photography that is still widely accepted and practiced. It is an aspect in the resulted intense clarity of his work.