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Ansel Adams, A Legacy: Masterworks from The Friends of Photography
Collection
ANSEL ADAMS, A LEGACY is an exhibition of over 100 photographs
by Ansel Adams (1902-1984), one of this century's most admired
photographers. Drawn entirely from the collection of The Friends
of Photography, the
exhibition will travel to venues throughout the United States
and Japan.
A tribute to the founder of The Friends of Photography, ANSEL
ADAMS, A LEGACY is a comprehensive survey of the wide-ranging
career of Adams. It includes the photographer's well-known vistas
of natural beauty, such as Monolith, The Face of Half Dome (1927)
and Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (1941) as well as more intimate
portraits, close-ups and architectural views. The photographs
were printed by the artist himself in the 1960s and 1970s, and
attest to Adams' constant redefining and eventual perfection of
the gelatin silver printing process in the last decades of his
life.
Adams profoundly influenced the course of 20th century photography
not only through the example of his sumptuous and technically
precise images, but also by means of his personal energy and devotion
to advancing the cause of photography as an art form. As an artist,
educator, innovator, and writer, he helped establish many of the
institutions that have come to represent the highest aspirations
of the medium of photography, including The Friends of Photography.
The United States tour of ANSEL ADAMS, A LEGACY will be accompanied
by the Ansel Adams Curriculum Resource for Teachers, which uses the legacy of Ansel Adams to teach students important
concepts relating to the arts, history, social studies and creative
writing. Educators teaching grades 4-8 can use the Curriculum
to present a multifaceted view of Adams and his accomplishments
in the fields of photography and environmental conservation.
Exhibition Schedule ANSEL ADAMS, A LEGACY will travel to the following
venues:
United States Tour
Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee
12 July 1997 to 28 September 1997
National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution,Washington,
DC
14 November 1997 to 29 March 1998
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
19 April 1998 to 14 June 1998
Houston Musuem of National Science
7 July 1998 to 7 September 1998
J.B. Speed Museum of Art
22 September 1998 to 15 November 1998
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
4 December 1998 to 14 February 1999
Additional venues TBD
Japanese Tour
Mitsukoshi Department Store Gallery, Nihonbashi, Tokyo
2 March 1999 to 7 March 1999Ehime Prefecture Museum
5 June 1999 to 11 July 1999
Tonami City Museum, Toyama Prefecture
18 July 1999 to 22 August 1999
Kushiro Art Museum, Hokkaido
3 September 1999 to 17 October 1999
Kawasaki City Museum, Kanagawa Prefecture
26 October 1999 to 12 December 1999
Pending Tour to China following Japan
The Montshire Museum of Science
27 August 2000 to 22 October 2000
Cincinnati Art Museum
14 May 2000 to 22 October 2000
Venue TBD
January 28, 2001 to March 2001
Braur Museum, Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana
15 April 2001 to 10 June 2001
Museum of East Texas, Lufkin Texas
1 July 2001 to 26 August 2001
Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayettville, North Carolina,
16 September 2001 to 11 November 2001
Sponsors
The Metropolitan Life Foundation is the United States tour sponsor
of ANSEL ADAMS, A LEGACY and its related education programs. Support
for the San Francisco presentation of the exhibition is provided
by BankAmerica Foundation and the Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund.
Media sponsorship is provided by KKSF and KDFC. Additional local
support is provided by Aleta Childs Catering; Brown & Collins;
Carolee Designs; Columbine Design; Gap Foundation; Mumm Cuvée
Napa; Pentagram Design; Pro Bar Incorporated; Saks Fifth Avenue,
San Francisco; SKYY Spirits, Inc.; and Wines West. Support for
the Japanese portion of the tour is provided by The Yomiuri Shimbun
and The Japan Association of Art Museum. The Ansel Adams Curriculum
Resource for Teachers is made possible by contributions from the
Metropolitan Life Foundation; Walter & Elise Haas Fund; The New
Lab; Kodak Professional, a Division of Eastman Kodak Company;
The Friends of Photography's Industry Council; California Arts
Council, a state agency; Morrison & Foerster Foundation; Cowen
& Company Foundation; and Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
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