Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Accession Number
1988/1.92

Title
Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Artist(s)
Ansel Adams

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1948; printed 1981

Medium & Support
gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions
19 1/2 in x 14 11/16 in (49.53 cm x 37.31 cm);32 1/4 in x 26 1/4 in (81.92 cm x 66.68 cm);28 1/16 in x 22 in (71.28 cm x 55.88 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Harry H. Lunn, Jr.

Subject matter
This photograph depicits a mountainous slope populated by tall trees. The thin vertical lines of the trees' bodies create a cascading motion, which lends a fluid, draping quality to the landscape. The lightness of the autumn foilage against the shrouded ground behind causes the leaves to shimmer and glow, and speaks to the scintillating dawn light raking across the tops of the mountain's trees.   

Physical Description
This photograph depicts an elevated view of a forrested landscape filled with trees and with no visible horizon line. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Landscapes
autumn
dawn (time of day)
forests (plant communities)
modern and contemporary art
mountains
national parks
natural landscapes
trees
woods (plant communities)

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