Pipes and Gauges, West Virginia

About the Artwork

Title Pipes and Gauges, West Virginia

Artwork Date 1939, reprinted 1970

Artist Ansel Adams

Life Dates 1902-1984

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

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Medium Gelatin silver print on mounted on board

Dimensions Image: 15 1/2 × 19 inches (39.4 × 48.3 cm) Mount: 23 × 29 inches (58.4 × 73.7 cm)

Classification Photographs

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Seymour Adelson

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F1987.56.10

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