ANSEL ADAMS: Classic Images
Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California,
c. 1948
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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California,
c. 1948 A. What drew Ansel Adams to the Yosemite Valley? A. What drew Ansel Adams to the Yosemite Valley?
B. How did Ansel Adams Persuade Presidents to Preserve the Environment? Adams was a man full of passionate conviction for the environment and
tried to effect change in any way possible from photographs to publications
to personal persuasion. He met with many government officials in power,
including Presidents Gerald Ford, and President Jimmy Carter, who presented
Adams with a the National Medal of Freedom in 1980. He reluctantly met
in 1983 with President Ronald Reagan who Adams believed "had little
or no personal interest in the environment or its protection."
He considered his Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, "one of
the most dangerous government officials in history." The near hour
he spent with Reagan was filled with tension and his criticism of the
Reagan administration as reported in the Washington Post the next morning,
"was reproduced world-wide, not without effect." C. How else was Adams active in protecting the environment? D. Were the posters he made for environment causes propaganda or
art? E. Is the popularization of the National Parks a cause for environmental
concern? F. Related links in this site
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ANSEL ADAMS: Classic Images
Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California,
c. 1948
To learn more about this photograph see the information below. To see a larger view of this image as a PDF file format, click on the image... This image is copyrighted by The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights
Trust and cannot be printed or reproduced in any way. The use of
the photograph is limited to viewing in the context of this web
site. |
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Vernal Fall, Yosemite Valley, California,
c. 1948 A. What drew Ansel Adams to the Yosemite Valley? A. What drew Ansel Adams to the Yosemite Valley?
B. How did Ansel Adams Persuade Presidents to Preserve the Environment? Adams was a man full of passionate conviction for the environment and
tried to effect change in any way possible from photographs to publications
to personal persuasion. He met with many government officials in power,
including Presidents Gerald Ford, and President Jimmy Carter, who presented
Adams with a the National Medal of Freedom in 1980. He reluctantly met
in 1983 with President Ronald Reagan who Adams believed "had little
or no personal interest in the environment or its protection."
He considered his Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, "one of
the most dangerous government officials in history." The near hour
he spent with Reagan was filled with tension and his criticism of the
Reagan administration as reported in the Washington Post the next morning,
"was reproduced world-wide, not without effect." C. How else was Adams active in protecting the environment? D. Were the posters he made for environment causes propaganda or
art? E. Is the popularization of the National Parks a cause for environmental
concern? F. Related links in this site
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