In 1980, the celebrated photographer Ansel Adams received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The accompanying citation read: "At one with the power of the American landscape, and renowned for the ...

Presidents have bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on some of America’s greatest writers, artists, entertainers, journalists, and humanitarians — from Toni Morrison to Ansel Adams to ...

President James E. Carter, presenting Ansel Adams with the Presidential Medal of Freedom [2] During his lifetime, Ansel Adams harnessed the power of photography to capture the attention of everyday ...

Famed photographer Ansel Adams drained the color from life ... In 1980, President Jimmy Carter gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor awarded to civilians, to acknowledge ...

The artist, Ansel Adams, carefully arranged each visual ... Carter awarded Adams the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Curiously, although the portrait of the Carters had been intended for the ...