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Ansel Adams September 15, 2007–January 27, 2008
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LAST CHANCE! WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Corcoran Gallery of Art’s fall 2007 photography season will come to an end in less than a month! Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005 closes on January 13 and Ansel Adams closes on January 27. “This is the last chance for Washingtonians to enjoy the Corcoran’s extraordinary photography season—these shows should not be missed while in D.C.,” said Corcoran Director and President Paul Greenhalgh. Ansel Adams takes a new look at the work of this important and influential photographer through approximately 125 images drawn from The Lane Collection. Acquired by William H. and Saundra Lane directly from the artist during a 10-year period in the early 1960s and 1970s, the photographs showcase Adams’ extraordinary range and span the length of his six-decade career. Rarely exhibited prints including portraits and documentary images are presented along with several of Adams’ iconic landscapes, offering new insight into one of the very few photographers in the history of the medium whose name and images enjoy worldwide recognition. While best known for his dramatic vistas of the American West, Adams is perhaps equally significant as an innovator of modern photography techniques, a tireless advocate for the recognition of photography as a fine art and a passionate leader of the environmental movement in the United States. Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990–2005 includes more than 200 photographs by the celebrated photographer, encompassing well-known portraits made on editorial assignment as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends. “I don't have two lives,” Leibovitz says. “This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all part of it.” The exhibition threads together the two sides of the artist’s work both chronologically and creatively. It includes a range of works, from portraits of Mikhail Baryshnikov, George W. Bush with members of his cabinet, Nicole Kidman, Demi Moore and Brad Pitt, among many others; to reportage from Sarajevo, the Senate election of Hillary Clinton and the aftermath of September 11th; to landscapes from the Jordanian desert and the American West. Leibovitz’s personal photography documents life with writer Susan Sontag; the birth and childhood of her three daughters; and her parents and extended family. The Corcoran’s hours of operation are as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed Tuesday. Tickets cost $14 for adults, $12 for seniors/military and $10 for students. Ticket prices include Ansel Adams, Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990-2005 and general admission. Guests who visit after January 13, will receive a voucher for complimentary general admission (expires March 1). ABOUT THE CORCORAN Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005 Ansel Adams
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