The Ansel Adams Gallery

The Ansel Adams Gallery Celebrating the Arts and the Environment since 1902.
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From its origin in 1902 in a tent in the California wilderness, Best’s Studio, dba The Ansel Adams Gallery, has evolved into a center that celebrates the arts and the natural grandeur of our environment. The Ansel Adams Gallery strives to cultivate an aesthetic appreciation and concern for our world by offering visitors a unique variety of books, handcrafts, fine arts, and an extraordinary collect

ion of Ansel Adams original photographs. Welcome! —The Best / Adams Family

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While Ansel Adams was well known for images showing Half Dome as an august monolith, he would also frequently frame the ...
06/07/2026

While Ansel Adams was well known for images showing Half Dome as an august monolith, he would also frequently frame the granite mountain in such a way as to purport its (and nature’s) symbolic fragility. This is one such image. Made on the northern flanks of Cook’s Meadow, the oak trees in the foreground look like decorated stewards of the valley punctuated by their foliage in full regalia, anthropomorphic branches reaching across to embrace Half Dome.

Deep dive into this image, and others like it by visiting the "National Parks" collection under "Explore Photographs" on our website: https://bit.ly/43Aw3Oz

📷: "Half Dome, Oak Tree, Autumn," original photograph by Ansel Adams, 1938.

Our current exhibiting artist James McGrew prefers to paint direct from life and often works up to about 30x40 en plein ...
06/03/2026

Our current exhibiting artist James McGrew prefers to paint direct from life and often works up to about 30x40 en plein air. However, he creates his most refined and largest paintings in the studio from his plein air references. He hikes or backpacks several hundred miles a year, looking for unique perspectives and a deeper connection with nature.

👉 Learn more about James and his current exhibit "Yosemite Awakenings: New Paintings by James McGrew," on view now at The Ansel Adams Gallery: https://bit.ly/4wegw2Q

🎨: "Dappled Light on Upper Yosemite Fall," original oil painting by James McGrew.

“In a good Adams,” wrote curator and critic John Szarkowski, “one should be able to tell what time of year it is, and ev...
06/01/2026

“In a good Adams,” wrote curator and critic John Szarkowski, “one should be able to tell what time of year it is, and even what time of the day.”

“Clearing Winter Storm,” with its dramatic clouds parting over the Yosemite Valley, perfectly embodies that sentiment, showcasing Adams' genius in capturing both fleeting moments and timeless grandeur.

👉 Be one of the first to bring home this spectacular image, now available as part of our Modern Replica Collection: https://bit.ly/3RIsr9h

📷: "Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park," photograph by Ansel Adams, ca. 1938.

The Ansel Adams Gallery is proud to represent over 20 contemporary artists, in addition the work of Ansel Adams. Each ar...
05/28/2026

The Ansel Adams Gallery is proud to represent over 20 contemporary artists, in addition the work of Ansel Adams. Each artist hand-selected for the quality of their work and their dedication to the history of their medium and muse–which for many remains the magnificent beauty of Yosemite and the High Sierra.

🏞️ Explore their work in-person at The Ansel Adams Gallery or on our website: https://bit.ly/3WUFVPc

📷: "Mirror Lake, Yosemite," original photograph signed and numbered by Bob Kolbrener.

Happy Birthday Dorothea Lange! Born on this day in 1895 she is remembered today as one of the most important documentary...
05/26/2026

Happy Birthday Dorothea Lange! Born on this day in 1895 she is remembered today as one of the most important documentary photographers in American history. Her photographs of different communities during the Great Depression have become inseparable from our collective memory of the era.

Learn more about how her work overlapped with Ansel Adams in California during the 1930s and and 40s during a turbulent time in American history: https://bit.ly/4vwjiPV

📷: "Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams in Aspen," photograph by Bob Bishop, 1951.

This image was made around the beginning of Ansel’s Guggenheim Fellowship in the late 1940’s. He wrote of Death Valley: ...
05/24/2026

This image was made around the beginning of Ansel’s Guggenheim Fellowship in the late 1940’s. He wrote of Death Valley: "The experience is primarily one of light; heroic, sunlit desolation and sharp, intense shadows are the basic characteristics." On this day, Ansel set out before dawn, knowing all too well that the plodding walk through the dunes was slow, and "several times previously, [he] had struggled through the steep sands [. . .] only to find out [he] was too late for the light." After first photographing with 4x5 Kodachrome, he moved on to black-and-white film, making five exposures of the dune. The resulting scene is quite formal, relying on the "vigorous design" for its captivating nature.

Dive into this image, and other iconic photographs that Ansel Adams took throughout his career by visiting our "Icons" collection under "Explore Photographs" on our website: https://bit.ly/454nA6Z

📷: "Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley," original photograph by Ansel Adams, 1948.

"This summer, the nation will celebrate the 250 year anniversary of the United States of America. The modern day concep...
05/22/2026

"This summer, the nation will celebrate the 250 year anniversary of the United States of America. The modern day concept of nature preserves for public enjoyment began with Yosemite and has since spread around the world. So I can’t think of many things more symbolic of the United States than National Parks and sharing the nation’s most unique landscapes of geologic wonder, protected flora and fauna, and rich cultural heritage that all unites many millions of vacationing visitors each year." - James McGrew

👉 Learn more about James and his current exhibit "Yosemite Awakenings: New Paintings by James McGrew," on view now at The Ansel Adams Gallery: https://bit.ly/4wegw2Q

🎨: "Sunset of Lyell Glacier," original oil painting by James McGrew.

"I believe in people, in the simpler aspects of human life, in the relation of man to nature." - Ansel Adams🌱 Learn more...
05/19/2026

"I believe in people, in the simpler aspects of human life, in the relation of man to nature." - Ansel Adams

🌱 Learn more about this image and shop it as part of our Ansel Adams' Exclusive collections on our website: https://bit.ly/3YhKHa1

📷: "Waterwheel Fall," original photograph by Ansel Adams. Available as a Yosemite Special Edition Photograph.

Summer is just around the corner in Yosemite ☀️ If you're planning a trip, don't forget to sign up for one of our weekly...
05/15/2026

Summer is just around the corner in Yosemite ☀️ If you're planning a trip, don't forget to sign up for one of our weekly classes, guided photography tours, or photo walks.

We offer a range of experiences for all types of photographers so visit our website to grab your spot: https://bit.ly/taagphoto

📷: Original photograph by Staff Photographer Derek Ferguson.

Artist James McGrew first backpacked in Yosemite at just four months old and subsequent family camping/backpacking trips...
05/14/2026

Artist James McGrew first backpacked in Yosemite at just four months old and subsequent family camping/backpacking trips inspired an early interest in art and nature as he was constantly drawing and painting. Today he is best known for his oil paintings interpreting western National Parks. His background in natural sciences (degrees in biology, chemistry and geology and grad work for M.S. in Environmental Ed) help James to understand his natural subjects as well as to carry on the tradition of 19th century artists whose images helped to establish the first national parks.

👉 To learn more about James, his work, and our current exhibit "Yosemite Awakenings: New Paintings by James McGrew," visit our website: https://bit.ly/4wegw2Q

🎨: "Serpentine View of Yosemite Valley," original oil painting by James McGrew.

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