Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984
Biography
Adams began to photograph professionally in 1930, and in 1932 was a founding member of the f/64 group in San Francisco, California. In 1940 he created the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York, along with Beaumont Newhall and David McAlpin. In 1941 Adams began to photograph landscapes. From 1942 to 1944 Adams acted as the photographic adviser to the United States Army. In 1962 Adams moved to Carmel, California where he founded the Friends of Photography in 1967. He continued to document the landscape of the American West. American photographer.
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Works by Members of the Faculty of the California School of Fine Arts, October 18-November 11, 1946
An exhibition of paintings, photographs, ceramics, and sculptures by the faculty of the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The exhibition records span two folders plus a catalog and object and installation photograph prints and negatives.
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