Ansel Adams

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Born in 1902 in San Francisco, Ansel Adams believed that he became an artist and environmentalist because he had been lucky enough to be raised in an area of such incredible natural beauty. He was that rare artist who enters into life with arms outstretched and heart open. Although some of his closest friends, among them Georgia O’Keeffe and Edward Weston, chastised him for being too involved in the real world, Ansel persisted in taking full part.

Recognized as one of the finest American artists of the 20th century – independent of medium – in addition to his prodigious output of masterpieces, Ansel shared all he knew about his craft by writing books and teaching innumerable workshops until just before his death in 1984. His enormous sensitivity to the natural landscape did not stop in the darkroom but overflowed into political action. From serving on the board of directors of the Sierra Club from 1934-1971, to counseling presidents, to writing at least one letter a day about a particularly knotty environmental issue, Ansel Adams remained committed to life and to the world that he touched, in person, through the mail, from the pages of books, and from museum walls.

He loved America, and especially California and the West with the deepest passion. He believed that at times he could part the curtain that hides the infinite and see into the greater reality of the universe. His greatest photographs are his attempt at giving us this same, splendid view.