You’ve seen the calendars, dorm room posters, fine art prints and coffee table books. Now you can see the artist’s personally curated masterpieces on display at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado college. On display now, Ansel Adams: Masterworks will transport you on a visual trip to stunning natural wonders from the ethereal Grand Teton National Park landscape to the strikingly ominous Half Dome in Yosemite and beyond.
Arguably America’s most influential landscape photographer, Ansel Adams brought the nation’s wild places to life and helped to fuel the environmental and national park conservation movements. Adam’s signature black and white style also greatly influenced 20th-century photography through his innovative and technically precise approach to the medium. Before his death in 1984, Adams took stock of his work and chose the 75 pieces that best represented his career. He allocated those images for purchase under the condition that the buyer eventually donate them to a museum or educational institution.
The breathtaking collection featured at the FAC is a part of a traveling exhibition organized by Turtle Bay Exploration Park, of Redding, California. It features 48 of Adams’ finest works dating back to 1923.
From now until Sept. 4, 2021, Springs residents can indulge in stunning landscapes, architectural structures, cultural sites and humbling individual portraits from the man whose dedication to advancing the art form helped establish foundational methods that many notable U.S. arts institutions still teach.
The FAC will hold a virtual roundtable conversation on July 15 via YouTube and Facebook Live to discuss how modernist landscape photography speaks to land rights, dispossession and ecology—issues that Adams effectively expressed in his work and brought to light as an environmental activist. You can also follow @fineartscenter on Instagram for their Instagram Live Gallery Talks and exhibit information.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors or military, and free for FAC members, teachers and students with ID. Learn more about the event and reserve your admission at fac.coloradocollege.edu
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