Pine Forest in the Snow Yosemite National Park by Ansel Adams; ART DESCRIPTION: One of the premier photographers of the 20th century, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) is renowned for his black and white photographs of America’s national parks, particularly the mountainous American West. ARTIST BIO: Ansel Adams was the most important American landscape photographer of the 20th century. His life was dedicated to capturing the forgotten and unspoiled wilderness of national parks and other protected conservation areas in the West.