Ansel Adams was born February 20th, 1902, in San Francisco, California. He died in Monterey, California on April 22, 1984. The Cause of his death was having a Heart Attack.
When Adams was a young child he was encountered in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He broke his nose and remained crooked for the rest of his life. He was hyperactive and had very little friends. His behavior was so bad he had to be dismissed from several schools. At the age of 12 he was educated by family members and private tutors. Adams became very passionate about the piano: he taught himself how to play. 1916 was the year Adams started to experiment photography. He married in 1928 to Virginia Best, and in 1935 she inherited the studio from her dad and from then on they continued the studio now known as Ansel Adams Gallery.
Adams first portfolio was " Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras", which includes his famous photo "Monolith, the Face of Half Dome." 1929 through 1942 his work developed and he spent time in New Mexico and began to publish essays and instructional books on photography. Adams joined photographers Dorothea Lange And Walker Evans in attempts to affect social and political change through art.
by the 1960's and 1970's Adams spent time printing negatives to finish his iconic work. and in 1974 the Mertopolitan Museum of Art hosted a Retrospective exhibit where Adams photos were shown.
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