Ansel Adams: The Man Who Captured the Earth’s Beauty Opens at UR Museums

The University of Richmond Museums presents Ansel Adams: The Man Who Captured the Earth’s Beauty, on display September 17 – December 6, 2009, in the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature. The exhibition consists of more than twenty black-and-white photographs taken by Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) from 1927 to 1960.

As a former professional photographer myself, I’m really looking forward to this exhibit. There is nothing quite like see a photo in person in large scale in a gallery to capture what the photographer wanted to convey.

The photographs serve as profound reminders of his reverence for the beauty of the earth and the healing force of nature in our lives. He is perhaps among the last of the romantic artists who saw the great spaces of wilderness as a metaphor for freedom and heroic aspirations.

Highlights of the exhibition include:

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico; Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California; and Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California.  All the photographs were printed under the artist’s supervision in 1980

Best of all, check out these free and open to the public events:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 7 to 9 p.m.
7 p.m., Lecture, Brown Alley Room, Weinstein Hall
Ansel Adams: An Intimate Look at the Photographer Behind the Lens

Andrea G. Stillman, Editor for the Ansel Adams Trust. 8 to 9 p.m., Reception and viewing of Ansel Adams: The Man Who Captured the Earth’s Beauty. Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, University of Richmond Museums
Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Seminar and Walking Tour, Location TBD
“Tree Species in Ansel Adams’ Photographs”
This program is free and open to the public, registration is required
Register through the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies online catalog at http://activenet8.active.com/thinkagain/ or call 804-289-8133 for more information

Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Workshop, Location TBD
“Planting a Tree for Longevity”
This program is free and open to the public, registration is required
Register through the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies online catalog at http://activenet8.active.com/thinkagain/ or call 804-289-8133 for more information

Thursday, November 5, 2009, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Photography Seminar, Location TBD
“Photographing the Landscape”
This program is free and open to the public, registration is required
Register through the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies online catalog or call 804-289-8133

OK, the fine print:
The Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature is located in a separate wing of the Boatwright Memorial Library with its entrance on Richmond Way. Museum hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 5pm; Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 pm. Closed Fall Break (10/10-13/09), Thanksgiving Week (11/23-30/09), Semester Break (12/17/09-1/04/10), Spring Break (3/6-15/10), Easter Weekend (4/03-05/10).