Saving Clover Valley - Ansel Adams
| News Advisory February 14, 2007 From: Save Clover Valley Coalition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 14, 2007 ANSEL ADAMS PHOTGRAPHED CLOVER VALLEY His photographs are timeless. His name a symbol. Ansel Adams, the renowned photographer and conservationist, born in San Francisco at the turn of the century, left a legacy of images during his 82 years. His visionary photos of western landscapes were inspired by a boyhood trip to Yosemite. Currently, visitors to Sacramento’s Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., can view several of Adams’ black and white photographs. Residents of Placer County, especially Rocklin residents, will appreciate images taken in the historically and environmentally unique Clover Valley. “The photographs on display at the Crocker are spectacular, “ said Clover Valley Foundation President, Marilyn Jasper. She noted that Adams visited Clover Valley in the early l960’s, commissioned by the owners of the (formerly) Spring Valley Ranch. The commission was part of a photography assignment intended to research the region and study its suitability for incorporation as a city. At the beginning of the last century and continuing throughout the l960’s, Clover Valley was part of the Spring Valley Ranch holdings. The display showing now at the Crocker Art Museum includes 21 photos of trees, rock formations, and landscapes, each bearing Adams’s uniquely creative composition touches. The captions indicate that the photos are of Spring Valley Ranch, but obvious landmarks are evidence he ventured throughout Clover Valley’s ridges and valley floor. His respect and reverence for nature has always been apparent in his works. “For the artist to have carried his creative genius into Clover Valley, further honors the valley and validates the community’s current efforts to save it from development,” stated the Clover Valley Foundation president. The Foundation appreciates Adam’s work as confirmation of the importance of saving Clover Valley. Adams was a champion of the natural environment and made every effort to capture its beauty. As the photos depict, it’s as clear as black and white that Clover Valley must be preserved. Contact info: Marilyn Jasper, Clover Valley Foundation, (916) 652-7005 |
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