The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Monolith, the Face of Half Dome

c. 1926, printed 1960

Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)
America
gelatin silver print
Image: 27.9 x 20.6 cm (11 x 8 1/8 in.); Mounted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Paper: 27.9 x 20.6 cm (11 x 8 1/8 in.)
Gift of Frances P. Taft 2014.414
© Trustees of the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust
Location: Not on view
  • 1960–?
    Ansel Adams (the artist) [1902–1984], sold to John Paul Miller [1918–2013]
    ?–?
    John Paul Miller [1918–2013], given to Frances P. Taft, Pepper Pike, OH
    1980s–2014
    Frances P. Taft [1921–2017], Pepper Pike, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 1, 2014–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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