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Ansel Adams on PBS
According to the April 2002 Country Living Magazine
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Ansel
Adams, the photographer of the American West
(particularly Yosemite National Park), will be the subject
of PBS's American Experience on Apr 21 at 9:00 p.m. EST,
(check listings). Growing up in San Francisco, Adams
would hike the area around the Golden Gate, where his
love of nature blossomed.
At age 14, he first encountered Yosemite. That aweinspiring
experience laid the foundation for his life as a
photographer, conservationist, and wilderness activist.
"From that day, my life has been colored and modulated
by the great earth-gesture of the Sierra," he wrote in
Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada (Bulfinch Press; 1994). The
PBS documentary was written and directed by Ric Burns.
For details on the program, visit www.pbs.org - For a
virtual exhibit of Adams's work, access the site of:
www.adamsgallery.com