Ansel Adams

• Where and when was Ansel Adams born? 

    He was born in the winter of 1902 in San Francisco.

• Was Ansel a good student?

    Ansel was not a good student. He jumped school to school and struggled to even stay in his own seat.

• How old was Ansel Adams when he first experienced Yosemite?

    He was 14 years old.

• How long did it take to get to Yosemite from San Francisco? Today it takes about 3-4 hours.

    It took 2 days.

• Who gave him his first camera and what was it?

    His father gave him his first camera and it was a Kodak #1 Box Brownie.

• Which group did Ansel Adams often hike with?

    He hiked with members of the Sierra Club.

• To what President did Adams take his photographs (book project) in order to persuade him to support King's Canyon as a national park?

    It was President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

• What photograph is probably one of the most famous photographs in the twentieth century?

    Monolith, Face of Half Dome.

• He was nearing what age, when the financial security that had eluded him all his life materialized at last?

    70 years old.

• How was Adams honored after he died? 

    Part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains were named the Ansel Adams Wilderness after he died.