View of the Carmel/Big Sur California coast

© The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust

View of the Carmel/Big Sur California coast

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View of the Carmel/Big Sur California coast,

ca. 1940

Ansel Adams, 1902–1984; born San Francisco, CA; died Monterey, CA; active San Francisco, CA and Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
2006-557

Information

Title
View of the Carmel/Big Sur California coast
Dates

ca. 1940

Maker
Ansel Adams
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
12.3 x 17.4 cm. (4 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David Hunter McAlpin Jr., Class of 1950
Object Number
2006-557
Place Depicted

North America, United States, California, Pacific Coast

Culture
American
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process, dry mounting
Subject
oceans, coastlines, landscapes (representations)

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