Artist Monograph

Ansel Adams, American

Ansel Adams is represented by 288 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as american.

American, 1902–1984

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	287	99.7%
Printmaking	1	0.3%

Technique range

Ansel Adams’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Photography, with secondary engagement in Printmaking.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 288 works attributed to Ansel Adams, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Ansel Adams is catalogued under American nationality. See the full American artists hub.

Contemporaries among American artists

16315
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
works at MoMA
3358
Louise Bourgeois
works at MoMA
2199
Ellsworth Kelly
works at MoMA
1338
Lee Friedlander
works at MoMA
932
George Maciunas
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1902–1984 (82 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 150 shown of 288

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Bridgeport Valley, Flooded Meadow Photograph Acc. 1733.1968	n.d.	Gelatin silver print	7 1/16 × 9 7/16" (18 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Cliffs in Paradise Valley Photograph Acc. 536.1971	n.d.	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	7 7/8 × 6" (20 × 15.3 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Door, Abandoned Church, Sierra Foothills Photograph Acc. 1745.1968	n.d.	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 × 4 5/8" (16.8 × 11.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
From Glacier Point, Yosemite Photograph Acc. 1741.1968	n.d.	Gelatin silver print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.3 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Leaves, near Bishop, California Photograph Acc. 1746.1968	n.d.	Gelatin silver print	4 7/16 × 6 1/2" (11.3 × 16.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Owens Valley, California Photograph Acc. 1728.1968	n.d.	Gelatin silver print	9 5/16 × 6 3/8" (23.6 × 16.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Rocks, Sierra Foothills, California Photograph Acc. 1736.1968	n.d.	Gelatin silver print	7 1/8 × 9 1/2" (18.2 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Sierra Juniper Photograph Acc. 537.1971	n.d.	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	7 7/8 × 6" (20 × 15.3 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Fall in Upper Tenaya Canyon, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 269.1981	c. 1920	Gelatin silver print	4 1/16 × 2 7/8" (10.3 × 7.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
The Back of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 270.1981	c. 1920	Gelatin silver print	3 3/4 × 2 13/16" (9.6 × 7.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Banner Peak and Thousand Island at Sunset Photograph Acc. 298.1968	1923	Gelatin silver print	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	David H. McAlpin Fund
Mount Hooper Photograph Acc. 297.1968	c. 1923	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	7 7/8 × 6" (20 × 15.3 cm)	Photography	David H. McAlpin Fund
Mount Lyell Photograph Acc. 296.1968	c. 1923	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print"), printed c. 1930	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	David H. McAlpin Fund
Yosemite Valley Photograph Acc. 299.1968	c. 1923	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print"), printed c. 1930	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	David H. McAlpin Fund
Mount Clarence King, Kings Canyon National Park, California Photograph Acc. 375.1980	1924	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1977	12 1/8 × 9" (30.9 × 22.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley Photograph Acc. 21.1939	1927	Gelatin silver print	7 3/4 × 5 3/4" (19.7 × 14.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Monolith, the Face of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley Photograph Acc. 1681.1968	1927	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960	11 1/8 × 8 3/16" (28.2 × 20.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
New Church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico Photograph Acc. 33.1982	c. 1929	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 7/16" (19 × 24 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
First Recess – Mono Creek Photograph Acc. 319.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
From Vogelsang Pass Photograph Acc. 330.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Great Western Divide from Bear Paw Meadow Trail Photograph Acc. 320.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Helen Lake Photograph Acc. 324.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Lodgepole Pine Photograph Acc. 318.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	7 7/8 × 6" (20 × 15.3 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Lower Paradise Valley – The Sphinx, Avalanche Peak Photograph Acc. 321.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Mount Davis Photograph Acc. 329.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Mount Goddard Photograph Acc. 325.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Mount Henry and Sally Keyes Lake from near Heart Lake Photograph Acc. 328.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Mount Huxley, near Evolution Lake Photograph Acc. 326.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Mount McGee Photograph Acc. 327.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Palisade Canyon from Grouse Valley Photograph Acc. 322.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Peak in Le Conte Canyon Photograph Acc. 323.1981	1930	Gelatin silver print ("Parmelian print")	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Sierra Meadow Photograph Acc. 535.1971	1930	Gelatin silver print	6 × 7 7/8" (15.3 × 20 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Fence, Half-Moon Bay Photograph Acc. 210.1947	1931	Gelatin silver print	6 × 8" (15.2 × 20.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Leaf and Stump, Frost, Yosemite Valley Photograph Acc. 28.1982	c. 1931	Gelatin silver print	7 × 9 3/16" (17.8 × 23.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Political Circus Photograph Acc. 22.1939	1931	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 7 1/4" (23.8 × 18.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California Photograph Acc. 315.1981	c. 1931	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	7 3/4 × 10" (19.7 × 25.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Annette Rosenshine, San Francisco, California Photograph Acc. 206.1947	1932	Gelatin silver print	7 3/4 × 5 11/16" (19.7 × 14.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Arrangement Photograph Acc. 25.1939	1932	Gelatin silver print	8 1/4 × 6" (20.9 × 15.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Boards and Thistles Photograph Acc. 68.1939	1932	Gelatin silver print	9 × 6 3/4" (22.9 × 17.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Branches in Snow Photograph Acc. 1685.1968	c. 1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960	6 15/16 × 5 5/16" (17.7 × 13.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Entrance, Sutro Gardens, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 208.1947	c. 1932	Gelatin silver print	5 15/16 × 7 15/16" (15 × 20.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Fence Photograph Acc. 209.1947	1932	Gelatin silver print	7 × 9" (17.8 × 22.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Gottardo Piazzoni Painting in His Studio, San Francisco, California Photograph Acc. 24.1939	1932	Gelatin silver print	7 1/8 × 8 5/8" (18.1 × 21.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Ice and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, California Photograph Acc. 33.1966	1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1963	9 7/8 × 12 3/4" (25 × 32.4 cm)	Photography	Purchase
Phyllis Bottome Photograph Acc. 215.1947	c. 1932	Gelatin silver print	7 3/16 × 5 3/16" (18.3 × 13.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Pine Cone and Eucalyptus Leaves Photograph Acc. 216.1947	1932	Gelatin silver print	8 × 6 3/4" (20.3 × 17.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Rock and Grass, Moraine Lake, Sequoia National Park, California Photograph Acc. 289.1981	c. 1932	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	9 1/8 × 11 1/4" (23.2 × 28.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Scissors and Thread Photograph Acc. 217.1947	c. 1932	Gelatin silver print	8 5/8 × 4 5/8" (21.9 × 11.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
The Golden Gate, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 20.1939	1932	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 × 8 3/4" (16.8 × 22.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Early California Gravestone Photograph Acc. 1714.1968	1933	Gelatin silver print	8 3/16 × 6 3/8" (20.8 × 16.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Lake near Muir Pass, Kings Canyon National Park, California Photograph Acc. 303.1981	c. 1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	9 3/4 × 12 1/2" (24.8 × 31.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mount Wynne, Kings Canyon National Park, California Photograph Acc. 304.1981	c. 1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	9 5/16 × 12 1/4" (23.7 × 31.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Museum Storeroom Photograph Acc. 23.1939	1933	Gelatin silver print	7 1/16 × 9" (18.1 × 22.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
New Mexico Photograph Acc. 16.1939	1933	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 1/2" (18.4 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Trees and Snow Photograph Acc. 1684.1968	1933	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960	11 1/4 × 8 3/4" (28.5 × 22.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Yosemite in Winter Photograph Acc. 17.1939	1933	Gelatin silver print	9 × 6 3/8" (22.9 × 16.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Architecture, Early California Cemetery, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 207.1947	1934	Gelatin silver print	5 7/8 × 7 3/8" (14.9 × 18.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Dead Cottonwood Trees, Meadow, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 313.1981	c. 1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	10 3/16 × 12 1/2" (25.9 × 31.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mount Whitney from the West, Sequoia National Park Photograph Acc. 362.1980	c. 1934	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	9 3/4 × 12 13/16" (24.8 × 32.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Sutro Gardens, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 218.1947	c. 1934	Gelatin silver print	6 11/16 × 4 13/16" (17 × 12.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Thundercloud, Ellery Lake, High Sierra, California Photograph Acc. 366.1980	1934	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1974	10 3/4 × 13 1/16" (27.3 × 33.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Tresidder Family Photograph Acc. 1407.1968	1934	Gelatin silver print	7 1/8 × 9 1/2" (18.1 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Willard Van Dyke
Church, Mariposa, California Photograph Acc. 18.1939	1935	Gelatin silver print	8 × 5" (20.3 × 12.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Grass and Pool Photograph Acc. 1691.1968	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960	7 1/4 × 9 1/8" (18.4 × 23.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Grass and Water Photograph Acc. 211.1947	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1936	4 9/16 × 5 3/4" (11.6 × 14.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 365.1980	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	9 13/16 × 13 1/4" (24.9 × 33.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Hans Schroll, Yosemite Advertising Photograph Photograph Acc. 212.1947	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 1/16" (18.4 × 23 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
High Country Crags and Moon, Sunrise, Kings Canyon National Park, California Photograph Acc. 285.1981	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	9 1/2 × 12 5/8" (24.2 × 32.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
High Sierra from Washburn Point, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 291.1981	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	10 × 12 3/4" (25.4 × 33.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Hulls Photograph Acc. 50.1940	1935	Gelatin silver print	7 × 9" (17.8 × 22.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Mexican Woman, Snelling, California Photograph Acc. 213.1947	1935	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 × 8" (16.8 × 20.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
The Minarets and Iceberg Lake from Volcanic Ridge, Sierra Nevada, California Photograph Acc. 363.1980	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	8 7/8 × 11 3/16" (22.6 × 28.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Trees and Cliffs of Eagle Peak, Winter, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 281.1981	c. 1935	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	13 3/8 × 19 1/16" (34 × 48.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Afternoon Clouds near Kings-Kern Divide, Sequoia National Park, California Photograph Acc. 310.1981	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	9 5/16 × 13" (23.7 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Barn, Redwood City, California Photograph Acc. 43.1940	1936	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 7 3/8" (23.8 × 18.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Clouds, Sierra Nevada, California Photograph Acc. 1713.1968	1936	Gelatin silver print	4 1/4 × 5 3/4" (10.8 × 14.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Dead Tree Stump, Sierra Nevada, California Photograph Acc. 245.1966	1936	Gelatin silver print	9 5/16 × 6 3/8" (23.7 × 16.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Dorothy Norman
El Capitan, Rain Clouds, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 316.1981	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	12 5/16 × 8 1/4" (31.3 × 21 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Hills and Clouds, South San Francisco, California Photograph Acc. 1721.1968	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print	5 9/16 × 7 3/8" (14.1 × 18.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Juniper Tree, Merced Lake, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 369.1980	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	12 1/2 × 9 7/8" (31.7 × 25.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Juniper, Cliffs and River, Upper Merced River Canyon, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 290.1981	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1970	8 3/4 × 13" (22.3 × 33 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Milestone Mountain, Sequoia National Park, California Photograph Acc. 374.1980	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	9 × 11 15/16" (23 × 30.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Miners Photograph Acc. 214.1947	1936	Gelatin silver print	7 1/16 × 8 9/16" (17.9 × 21.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Sunrise from Mount Whitney, Sequoia National Park, California Photograph Acc. 287.1981	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	10 1/8 × 12 5/8" (25.7 × 32.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Tombstone Ornament, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 45.1940	1936	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 8 5/8" (18.4 × 21.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
White Cross, San Rafael Photograph Acc. 1722.1968	c. 1936	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 7/16" (18.4 × 23.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Aspens, Dawn, Autumn, Dolores River Canyon, Colorado Photograph Acc. 308.1981	1937	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1975	9 1/4 × 12 1/16" (23.6 × 30.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Desert Flower Photograph Acc. 350.1938	1937	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 12 5/8" (23.8 × 32.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Man of Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico Photograph Acc. 351.1938	1937	Gelatin silver print	10 1/8 × 12 5/8" (25.7 × 32.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Monument Valley, Utah Photograph Acc. 1740.1968	1937	Gelatin silver print	8 7/8 × 6 1/16" (22.5 × 15.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
New Mexico Church near Santa Fe Photograph Acc. 1712.1968	1937	Gelatin silver print	4 5/16 × 6 5/16" (11 × 16 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Owens Valley, California Photograph Acc. 348.1938	1937	Gelatin silver print	13 1/8 × 9 1/8" (33.3 × 23.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Rear of Ranchos Church Photograph Acc. 1717.1968	1937	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 3/8" (19 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Alfred Stieglitz at his desk at An American Place Photograph Acc. 1664.1968	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed 1948	7 5/16 × 5 1/4" (18.9 × 13.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
An American Place, O'Keeffe Painting, Reflections Photograph Acc. 1716.1968	c. 1938	Gelatin silver print	6 3/16 × 7 15/16" (15.7 × 20.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Armature of Monumental Sculpture Photograph Acc. 27.1939	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 7 1/4" (23.5 × 18.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 30.1939	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 7 1/4" (24.1 × 18.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.1	1938	Gelatin silver print	5 3/4 × 8 1/2" (14.8 × 21.2 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.1-16	1938	Sixteen gelatin silver prints	Each 5 3/4 × 8 1/2" (14.8 × 21.2 cm) or the reverse	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.10	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 4 1/2" (18.5 × 11.6 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.11	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 × 4 7/16" (17.8 × 11.4 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.12	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 4 3/8" (18.7 × 11.3 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.13	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 5/8 × 4 5/8" (19.3 × 11.8 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.14	1938	Gelatin silver print	5 1/8 × 7 1/4" (13.1 × 18.5 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.15	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 4 5/8" (19 × 11.7 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.16	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 4 5/8" (18.8 × 11.8 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.2	1938	Gelatin silver print	5 3/4 × 8 1/2" (14.8 × 21.2 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.3	1938	Gelatin silver print	5 1/8 × 7 3/16" (13 × 18.2 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.4	1938	Gelatin silver print	5 7/8 × 8 1/8" (15 × 20.8 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.5	1938	Gelatin silver print	4 1/2 × 7" (11.5 × 17.9 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.6	1938	Gelatin silver print	4 1/2 × 7" (11.5 × 17.9 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.7	1938	Gelatin silver print	5 13/16 × 7 1/8" (14.8 × 18.2 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.8	1938	Gelatin silver print	6 3/4 × 4 5/16" (17.7 × 11 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Barbecue, Hornitos, California Photograph Acc. 461.1941.9	1938	Gelatin silver print	6 1/2 × 4 1/2" (16.5 × 11.8 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Boat Hulls, Fog, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 26.1939	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 9 1/4" (18.7 × 23.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Courthouse, Bridgeport, California Photograph Acc. 19.1939	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 7" (23.5 × 17.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Detail of Redwood Log, North Coast, California Photograph Acc. 28.1939	1938	Gelatin silver print	7 × 8 3/4" (17.8 × 22.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Dogwood Blossoms Photograph Acc. 1690.1968	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960	9 5/16 × 6 3/8" (23.7 × 16.3 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Echo Peaks, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 298.1981	1938	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	8 3/16 × 12 11/16" (20.8 × 32.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Rocks, Sierra Foothills, California Photograph Acc. 1723.1968	c. 1938	Gelatin silver print	7 9/16 × 9 1/2" (19.1 × 24.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Thunderstorm, Lake Tahoe, California Photograph Acc. 29.1939	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 × 6 3/4" (22.9 × 17.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Winter, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 349.1938	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 1/2 × 12 1/8" (24.1 × 30.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Wrecking of the Lurline Baths, San Francisco Photograph Acc. 69.1939	1938	Gelatin silver print	9 1/8 × 7 1/4" (23.2 × 18.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Alfred Stieglitz, An American Place, New York Photograph Acc. 1739.1968	1939	Gelatin silver print	6 3/16 × 8 3/16" (15.7 × 20.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Autumn, Yosemite Valley Photograph Acc. 37.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 1/2" (18.4 × 24.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Autumn, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 36.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	7 1/4 × 9 3/8" (18.4 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Barn Fence, Cape Cod Photograph Acc. 39.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	8 5/8 × 12 3/8" (21.9 × 31.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Barnacles, Cape Cod Photograph Acc. 42.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	12 1/8 × 8 5/8" (30.8 × 21.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Barnstable, Massachusetts Photograph Acc. 47.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	8 5/8 × 11 3/8" (21.9 × 28.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Cemetery Statue and Oil Derricks, Long Beach, California Photograph Acc. 300.1976.8	1939	Gelatin silver print, printed 1976	15 1/4 × 18 3/8" (38.7 × 46.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist in honor of David H. McAlpin
Church at Bodie, California Photograph Acc. 40.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	9 5/8 × 12 3/8" (24.4 × 31.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Evening, Provincetown, Massachusetts Photograph Acc. 44.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	8 3/8 × 11" (21.3 × 27.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Leaves Photograph Acc. 41.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	8 7/8 × 11" (22.5 × 27.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Merced River, Cliffs of Cathedral Rocks, Autumn Photograph Acc. 1682.1968	1939	Gelatin silver print, printed 1960	7 3/8 × 9 1/8" (18.7 × 23.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
New York Photograph Acc. 48.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	12 1/4 × 9 3/8" (31.1 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Old Houses at Bodie, California Photograph Acc. 46.1940	c. 1939	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 12 3/8" (23.5 × 31.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Old Mill at Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Photograph Acc. 49.1940	1939	Gelatin silver print	12 1/4 × 8 1/4" (31.1 × 20.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Stump and Barn, Bolinas, California Photograph Acc. 27.1982	1939	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 7 9/16" (23.7 × 18.5 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Tombstone near Provincetown, Massachusetts Photograph Acc. 1744.1968	1939	Gelatin silver print	6 5/16 × 4 1/2" (16.1 × 11.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Barn near Point Reyes, California Photograph Acc. 34.1940	1940	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 9 3/8" (18.7 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Barn, Point Reyes, California Photograph Acc. 35.1940	1940	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 9 3/8" (18.7 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Barn, Stock Gate, Point Reyes, California Photograph Acc. 38.1940	1940	Gelatin silver print	6 3/8 × 9" (16.2 × 22.9 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender
Beaumont Newhall Photograph Acc. 996.1979	c. 1940	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	12 13/16 × 8 1/2" (32.5 × 20.6 cm)	Photography	Gift of Beaumont Newhall
El Capitan Fall, Yosemite Valley, California Photograph Acc. 286.1981	c. 1940	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	9 7/16 × 11 9/16" (24 × 29.4 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Farm, Autumn, Southern Utah Photograph Acc. 304.1975	c. 1940	Gelatin silver print	7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19.2 × 24.3 cm)	Photography	Anonymous gift
Glacier Polish, Lyell Fork of the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 288.1981	c. 1940	Gelatin silver print, printed 1978	9 13/16 × 12 5/8" (25 × 32.1 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Log, High Sierra from Washburn Point, Yosemite National Park, California Photograph Acc. 367.1980	c. 1940	Gelatin silver print, printed 1979	9 × 11 3/4" (23 × 29.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of the artist
Mono Lake, Cloud Reflections Photograph Acc. 1726.1968	c. 1940-44	Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1944-45	7 1/8 × 9 3/8" (18.1 × 23.8 cm)	Photography	Gift of David H. McAlpin
Monroe Wheeler Photograph Acc. 182.1979	c. 1940	Gelatin silver print	9 5/16 × 6 3/16" (23.7 × 15.7 cm)	Photography	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Ocean, Bolinas, California Photograph Acc. 32.1940	1940	Gelatin silver print	7 3/8 × 9 1/8" (18.7 × 23.2 cm)	Photography	Gift of Albert M. Bender

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Ansel Adams are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 288 works attributed to Ansel Adams.

What medium did Ansel Adams primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Ansel Adams's most represented medium is Photography.

What nationality is Ansel Adams?

Ansel Adams is catalogued as American in MoMA's Artists index.