Taft Museum of Art
A new museum in Cincinnati! It's been a little while, but this one was definitely worth the wait! Jason saw that the Taft Museum of Art was hosting an exhibit, Ansel Adams: A Photographer's Evolution. I have never seen Ansel Adams in person before other than prints on people's walls.
We were able to get tickets through ArtsWave.
The exhibit was chronological arranged starting with some of Ansel Adams early prints. These were probably the most rare prints of the whole exhibit. They were smaller and had almost a dream effect to them. Adams had stylized the prints in a technique that was popular during the time.
The exhibit also had some of the same prints comparing how Adams had changed his approach around printing the pictures. Some of the design choices around recoloring were particular obvious in his print of a New Mexico sunrise (around the 3:11 mark).
I had not realized how many of the prints that he specifically made and how the decisions about how the prints were realized came from his decisions in the darkroom.
I had not realized that Adams had faced criticism about his decision to focus on the environment as opposed to the social issues around the great depression and economic uncertainty of the time. His focus allowed for early and large investment/interest in preserving the outdoors and environment.
Another no photography allowed exhibit (fair enough)!
We are looking forward to exploring the rest of the museum!
Time in museum: 1 hr
Times visited: 1
Overall: B+
We were able to get tickets through ArtsWave.
The exhibit was chronological arranged starting with some of Ansel Adams early prints. These were probably the most rare prints of the whole exhibit. They were smaller and had almost a dream effect to them. Adams had stylized the prints in a technique that was popular during the time.
The exhibit also had some of the same prints comparing how Adams had changed his approach around printing the pictures. Some of the design choices around recoloring were particular obvious in his print of a New Mexico sunrise (around the 3:11 mark).
I had not realized how many of the prints that he specifically made and how the decisions about how the prints were realized came from his decisions in the darkroom.
I had not realized that Adams had faced criticism about his decision to focus on the environment as opposed to the social issues around the great depression and economic uncertainty of the time. His focus allowed for early and large investment/interest in preserving the outdoors and environment.
Another no photography allowed exhibit (fair enough)!
We are looking forward to exploring the rest of the museum!
Time in museum: 1 hr
Times visited: 1
Overall: B+
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