ANSEL ADAMS LESSON PLAN
See Gallery: St.
Francis Church, Ranchos de Taos; Frozen
Lake and Cliffs, Mount Williamson;
Sand Dunes. In the exhibit,
Classic Images, see Rose and Driftwood.
A. INTRODUCTION - Art in the Modern World Adams was influenced as a young boy by an exhibit of paintings of modern art from Europe. Adams and avant garde artists and photographers in America such as Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe and Edward Weston, applied new formal ideas that made the subject less important than the treatment using elements of art.
Tones: Ansel Adams devised a system of 11 tones from pure white to black that he sought in his photographs. We're going to learn how the inclusion of many grays or "values" makes a photograph or drawing or painting more visually interesting.
Elements of Art:
B. STUDENT WARM UP EXERCISE
C. TEACHER DEMONSTRATION
D. STUDENTS DO A DRAWING
Housatonic Museum of Art