Street Spirit

Went to see the Ansel Adams and Alfred Eisenstaedt exhibit at the Art Gallery tonight. It was fascinating, and beautiful, and fun (and I usually hate art galleries)!! If you're near the AGO, you should definitely check it out!

That is all.

Billiam

So is it safe to say that no reproduction in a book can do justice to the real prints? I've always assumed so but I've never seen an Adams orginal.

danny25

Is it a traveling exhibit or part of the museum's collection?

Street Spirit

It is only showing here from November 18th to February 4th. Not sure where it's going next though (if anywhere)..... Would have to search for that info.

Street Spirit

From AGO's website:

"This exhibition, organized by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, takes a new look at the work of Ansel Adams through approximately 120 images selected from The Lane Collection. Acquired by William H. Lane and Saundra Lane in the early 1960s and 1970s, the Collection encompasses an extraordinary breath and depth of Adams’ work, acquired directly from the artist during a ten year period. Many rarely exhibited prints from the 1920s through the 1970s are presented along with several of Adams’ iconic landscape images – which have made Adams among the few photographers in the history of the medium whose name and work enjoy worldwide recognition."

Dan Martin

Dude, I had goosebumps when I saw the first print.

I was in shock from one print to the next. There was a 16x20 print of "Moonrise, Hernandez" that blew my mind. My favorite was a tie between an early 16x20 copy of "Tetons and Snake River" and a huge 24x30" print of "Clearing Winter Storm". Stunning... just stunning.

And to think, the display we saw tonight was on loan from a collector with over 500 originals!

Street Spirit

It was amazing! I have an Ansel Adams book, but I loved seeing them in person.

Street Spirit

I definitely had some favs!

waTSX

Ansel is one of my favorites. Amazing work indeed. I'm jealous

srika

astro

nice guys, thanks for the heads up, i'll def have to hit this up.

S A CHO

I had no idea this was going on at the AGO. I will definitely be checking this out before it's over.

leftride

iTrader: (1)

just got back from las vegas and since I don't gamble i was looking for something fun to do and just my luck the Bellagio had an Ansel Adams exhibit.

It was Ansel Adams: America, there were about 50 photos and also a room with some of history and the equipment he used to shoot with. I was very cool; some of the pics I just stared at for minutes, great stuff!

I think my favorite was his Church and Road pic...this pic is nothing compared to looking at it on the wall.



If you are in vegas, spend the $15 and see it!

http://www.bellagiolasvegas.com/page...ac_gallery.asp

CLpower

They have an Ansel Adams art gallery up by Yosemite we visited, incredible!