Exhibit: Ansel Adams, the Man Who Captured the Earths Beauty June 8, 2007

The Las Cruces Museum of Art will host the exhibition, "Ansel Adams, the Man Who Captured the Earths Beauty," from Friday, June 8 Saturday, Aug. 4. The Adams exhibit, organized by the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, will include Las Cruces, NM in its 14 city national tour. Concurrently, the Museum will also present "American Photography: West Coast Visions," works of other nationally known photographers who were Adams contemporaries. They include Brett Weston, Paul Stand, Morley Baer, Al Weber, Willard Van Dyke and others.

An opening reception on Saturday, June 9 from 10 - 11 a.m. will be followed a lecture about the works by photographer Paul Schranz. On Saturday, July 14, the Museum will host California photographer Al Weber, who will speak at 11 a.m. about his experiences with Ansel Adams. A colleague of Adams, Weber exhibited and taught with him at the Ansel Adams Yosemite Valley Workshops and at the Friends of Photography facility in Carmel CA. Webers work is among those in the "American Photography: West Coast Visions" exhibition.

Ansel Adams (1902 1984) is one of the most celebrated photographers of the 20th century. Influential in the development of photography as an art form and recognized for his dramatic black and white photographs of the American wilderness, he was a gifted teacher, prolific writer and passionate environmentalist. His majestic photographs, darkroom technical expertise, and teaching skills brought him artistic acclaim. Adams was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980 for his work with the Sierra Club and his passion for wilderness conservation.

The Las Cruces Museum of Art is located at 491 N. Main St. in the downtown mall. The exhibits and lectures are accessible and free of charge. For more information, call (505) 541-2137 or visit the website www.museums.las-cruces.org.

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