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Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984

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Role(s):Related to 223 descriptions described in ARC
Variant Name(s):Adams, Ansel Easton, 1902-1984
Biographical Note:Ansel Easton Adams (1902-1984) was a photographer and environmentalist revered for his black-and-white landscape photographs of the western United States, and his commitment to the conservation of those lands. He helped establish photography as an art form.

Source Note:Austin, M. (Hunter).
Taos pueblo, 1930.
Washington post, Apr. 1984
(Ansel Adams; d. 4/1984)
Scribner Encyclo. of American Lives, 1998:
(Ansel Easton Adams; b. Feb. 20, 1902 in San Francisco, Calif.; d. Apr. 22, 1984 in Monterey, Calif.; photographer, environmentalist)

 

 
 

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