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I trace who I am and the direction of my development to the years of growing up in our house on the dunes.
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San Francisco's Most Famous Native Son
One of the most surprising "little-known facts" about San Francisco is that the city is the birthplace of one of America's most important artists, internationally renowned photographer Ansel Adams. But considering that his hometown has no memorial or tribute to his many achievements of any kind, perhaps this isn't surprising after all.
Adams was born in San Francisco's Western Addition in 1902, and at age 1, his family moved to their home on the dunes where he lived for 57 years. The Richmond District house still stands, located a stone's throw from Lobos Creek and a few minutes walk from Baker Beach. It was here during his formative years that young Ansel nurtured his deep appreciation of and respect for Nature, setting the course of his distinguished career.
The name Ansel Adams is synonymous with fine art landscape photography, the National Parks System, environmentalism, and hopefully it will become synonymous with San Francisco as well. As arguably one of the City's most famous native sons, there can be no more fitting or appropriate location for a memorial dedicated to his proud memory than a riparian grove of native trees, in a national park, next to the house where he grew up.
Learn More
To learn more about the Ansel Adams Memorial Grove Restoration and Preservation Project explore the web site or simply download the proposal.
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