Ansel Adams Quiz - 31 Trivia Questions!

Step into the world of photography with Ansel Adams, the iconic landscape photographer known for his breathtaking black-and-white images of the American West. Explore his artistic vision and enduring impact.

What is the title of the 1963 portfolio of photographs by Ansel Adams, dedicated to the memory of Russell Varian?

My Life in America
The Great Depression
What Majestic Word
The Light and the Dark

Which American photographer took photographs of the Japanese American internment camp at Manzanar?

Ansel Adams
Robert Mapplethorpe
William Merritt Chase
Alfred Steiglitz

What type of vehicle did Ansel Adams mount a camera platform on the roof of in order to take pictures from an elevated point of view?

Car
Bus
A motorcycle
Truck

In which US city was Ansel Adams born?

Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York

Which national park did Ansel Adams first visit in 1916?

Yosemite
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon

Who was the father of the photographer Ansel Adams?

Charles Darwin
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ansel Adams
George Washington

Who narrated the 1958 documentary Ansel Adams, Photographer?

David Lean
Beaumont Newhall
Ansel Adams
Robert Frost

What type of photographs did Ansel Adams take from the roof of his car?

Landscapes
Portraits
Wildlife
Travel

Which American artist wore hats in the Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona in 1937?

Mary Cassatt
Georgia O'Keeffe
Joan Miro
William Faulkner

In December 1940, the Museum of Modern Art in New York opened its first exhibition of what?

Drawing
Works by famous artists
Photographs
Artwork

What was the surname of Geraldine, the assistant to Alfred Eisenstaedt, who took many of his famous photographs?

Hodgson
Ettinger
Schroeder
Sharpe

What was the profession of Ansel Adams?

Writer
Teacher
Film director
Photographer

What instrument did Henry Cowell and John Adams play?

Piano
guitar
String Quartet
String instruments

In which Californian town did Ansel Adams live?

Monterey
San Francisco
Carmel Valley
Carmel Highlands

What was the name of the Japanese American internment camp in the Owens Valley, California, photographed by Ansel Adams?

Manzanar War Relocation Center
Camp Douglas
The California State Prison
Pacific Railroad Relocation Center

In which US state did Ansel Adams take many of his famous photographs?

Tennessee
Alabama
California
Mississippi

Photographer Ansel Adams was a member of which organisation throughout his lifetime?

Sierra Club
American Photographic Association
Environmental Organization
National Wildlife Federation

Photographer Ansel Adams' first solo museum exhibition was in 1931 in which mountain range?

Sierra Nevada
Pacific Ocean
Grand Canyon
Pacific

In which US National Park was a black and white photograph taken in 1942 of palmate, conifer and small fern-like leaves overlapping

National Park Service
Yosemite National Park
National Zoo
Glacier National Park

Which New York museum was founded in 1940 by Ansel Adams and Beaumont Newhall?

The Whitney Museum
The Guggenheim Museum
National Portrait Gallery
Museum of Modern Art

Who took the photograph 'Moonrise' in 1943, which was later exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1944?

Theodore Roosevelt
Alfred Stieglitz
John Steinbeck
Edward Steichen

What was twirled at Manzanar War Relocation Center in 1943?

T-shirts
A flag
String
Baton

What was the name of the Californian Relocation Center?

Manzanar
Pacific Ocean
The Californians
The Californian Center

What type of camera is a Cooke Convertible?

Digital camera
Photographer's camera
camera for the telegraph
View camera

What is the name of the famous photograph taken by Ansel Adams on 1st November 1941?

The Moon's phases
The Great Salt Lake
Sunset
Moonrise

What was the name of the sugar company founded by Charles Adams and Cedric Wright?

The Hawaiian Sugar Company
Hawaiian Creamery
Hawaiian Sugar
Sugarcane Company

The Snake River runs through which mountain range?

The Rocky Mountains
The Great Mountains
The Tetons
The Rockies

What was the profession of Ansel Adams, founder of the Museum of Modern Art in New York?

Photography
Photographer
Painting
Art dealer

Who was the wife of US actor Henry Adams?

Mrs. Adams
Virginia Best
Janet McTeer
Henry Adams

Mount Williamson by Ansel Adams was the largest photograph in which 1955 exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York?

The Family of Man
The Great Lakes of America
The American West
The Great Depression

What is the name of the 1967 book by Ansel Adams of photographs taken at the University of California, Riverside?

Fiat Lux
The California Experience
The Canyons
The University of California
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