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Ansel Adams, Photographer – Bio
By William Turnage, Reprinted courtesy of the author and Oxford University Press
This Ansel Adams biography was published by Oxford University Press for its American National Biography.
Ansel Adams in front of his most famous image, “Moonrise, Hernandez”
Adams, Ansel (Feb. 20 1902 — Apr. 22, 1984), photographer and environmentalist, was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Charles Hitchcock Adams, a businessman, and Olive Bray. The grandson of a wealthy timber baron, Adams grew up in a house set amid the sand dunes of the Golden Gate. When Adams was only four, an aftershock of the great earthquake and fire of 1906 threw him to the ground and badly broke his nose, distinctly marking him for life. A year later the family fortune collapsed in the financial panic of 1907, and Adams’s father spent the rest of his life doggedly but fruitlessly attempting to recoup.
An only child, Adams was born when his mother was nearly forty. His relatively elderly parents, affluent family history, and the live-in presence of his mother’s maiden
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Ansel Adams: A Biography
"History will remember Ansel for three significant contributions: his art; his role in the recognition of photography as a fine art; and his work as an environmental activist."
Now, over 30 years after his death, I don't believe Ansel Adams' name is completely recognizable. I've noticed, typically, when I show people his work, "Ahh, yes." His artwork is well known, but not necessarily his name.
I was very looking forward to reading this book for two reasons - first, my mother had an Ansel Adams print on hanging her wall and told me that my brother loved his work. I was awestruck. Second, with my Library Biography mission - this book was up next. I took my time with this book and it was easy to do, Alinder does not make the chapters so complicated that you need to continue reading.
I was not disappointed.
Alinder writes of AA's life honestly. She does not omit things that may make AA look bad. She keeps the book interesting and enjoyable. The book is also not overly technical on photography terms (it could be). M
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Ansel Adams: An Autobiography Paperback
Book Overview
Discover this "evocative celebration of the life, career, friendships, concerns, and vision" of Ansel Adams, America's greatest photographer (New York Times) "No lover of Ansel Adams' photographs can afford to miss this book." - Wallace Stegner In this bestselling autobiography, completed shortly before his death in 1984, Ansel Adams looks back at his legendary six-decade career as a conservationist, teacher, musician, and, above all, photographer.Illustrated with eight pages of Adams' gorgeous black-and-white photographs, this book brings readers behind the images into the stories and circumstances of their creation. Written with characteristic warmth, vigor, and wit, this fascinating account brings to life the infectious enthusiasms, fervent battles, and bountiful friendships of a truly American original.
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