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Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Ansel Adams

Artwork Details

Dawn, Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
1948; printed 1981
Ansel Adams
gelatin silver print on paper
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)
Gift of Harry H. Lunn, Jr.
1988/1.92

Description

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. 

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