Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was born in February 20th, 1902 and died April 22nd, 1984. He grew up in the Western Addition of San Francisco, California to Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray Adams. Adams was a very hyperactive child and was prone to frequent sickness and hypochondria. When Ansel turned 12 he became interested in piano. As the next 12 years thinking it would be music, but by 1920 he gave up music for photography. In 1916 him and his family went to the Yosemite National Park. "The splendor of…

In 1931, at the Smithsonian Institution, Adams put on his first unaccompanied museum exhibition where he presented sixty prints that he had taken of the High Sierra. The Washington Post gave him an exceptional review. In 1932, he had a display at the M.H. de Young Museum. This show was with Imogen Cunningham and Edward Weston; together they made up Group f/64, which is an aperture setting. This group favored “pure or straight photography” instead of pictorialsm. In the fall of 1941, he began…

Ansel Adams was an influential American photographer that died on April twenty-second in Monterey, California during 1984 leaving a legacy behind. He was born on February twentieth in San Francisco, California during 1902 and start to pursue his career of photography in the 1920s. As a child, he struggled with Attention Deficient Disorder, and being disruptive and sick often, he was taught privately at his house in California at the age of twelve. His life of solitude lead to his discovery of…

Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco, California on February 20, 1902. His parents were Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray Adams. Ansel was an only child and was born when his mother was forty years old. Growing up, Adams had a pretty bumpy childhood and a hard time fitting in at school. During one of the aftershocks from the April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Ansel was playing outside when he fell into a brick wall and broke his nose. His crooked nose was a characteristic that…

Lopez 1 Art 6 Midterm For my midterm paper I decided to choose Ansel Adams' photograph, Moonrise. I decided to choose this because it seemed interesting and we haven't looked over much photography in class so I thought it would be fun to look at it more in-depth. From the picture I can see a graveyard and a small town. The gravestones and the towns are seen very vividly in the scene and the lines which make them up are also very visible. What I found interesting was how the lines, which make…

you make it.” That is a famous quote by Ansel Adams the grandfather of landscape photography. I chose to research him and his work because of his ability to inspire me and countless others. I was originally introduced to him by my father and have since yearned to learn more. He has inspired many of the photographers today and his black and white photos of the west are still a benchmark for landscape photography. My goal in this paper is to show how Ansel Adams not only changed photography. but…

Once again, Salinger wasn’t oblivious to the meanings behind each character’s name. In fact, symbolism plays a part in the character Sybil Carpenter. “Sybil, bright with innocence but already tarnishing, symbolizes for Seymour the human condition: like the sibyls of old, she is the unconscious oracle through whom the prophecy is revealed, the instrument of truth” (Lane). A sibyl is defined as “a woman in ancient times supposed to utter the oracles and prophecies of a god” (“sibyl”). It is…

Joshua Gardner. It was not long before people were coming from miles around to hear and witness this unseen force that was terrorizing the Bell home. Before long this unseen force had gained enough strength that it now had a voice.(“Bell Witch Cave: Adams Tennessee 5”) Because the people didn’t believe the family completely so the family had to suffer a lot. Now what will the bell witch do to the family of the…

consequences of his actions. Gene’s journey matches that of Adam and Eve in the Tree of Knowledge. Adam and Eve experience enticement to eat the Forbidden Fruit which sequently…

“Lord of the Religion” In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding there is the use of religious symbols to support a deeper interpretation of the novel. First, the symbol of The Garden of Eden is represented in many ways. Second, the structure of the book is similar to the story of Jesus and his disciples. Last, throughout the entire story a character is met named Simon, who is Christ-like. He somewhat resembles the light on the island like Jesus resembles the light of the world.…