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March 22, 2010Peer reviewReviewed
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Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 7, 2019.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Ansel Adams (pictured), known for his black-and-white landscape photographs, documented a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II?
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Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist, known for his black-and-white images of the American West. As a child, he visited Yosemite National Park with his family and was given his first camera. He was later tasked by the United States Department of the Interior to take photographs of national parks. For this work, and for his persistent advocacy, which helped expand the National Park system, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1980.

Photograph credit: J. Malcolm Greany

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Charles Adams ,Father of Ansel[edit]

Louise Adams Easton was Ansel's Aunt sister to Charles, was my Great grandmother. Ansel Easton whom Ansel was named for, was my great Grandfather.He was the son of Ansel Mills Easton. Sadly Anne Adams Helms,daughter of Ansel Adams, my cousin, and dearest friend Passed on December 16,2021.

Thank you,  

Cynthia Louise Ward- Madrid 8/27/2023 2600:1010:B151:E273:7E5A:6004:9625:24A4 (talk) 05:12, 28 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article issues needing attention[edit]

  • There is a "Missing citations" tag ("Color images" subsection) dated May 2022. The good article criteria #2b states, reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
"All content that could reasonably be challenged", would actually mean there should be no instances of the possibility of challenges. The B-class criteria states, The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited.
  • It has been well established that the lead does not "usually" need sourcing if content is covered with citations elsewhere in the article. I may have missed this reading the second paragraph of the lead, especially the last part: "... and his photographic practice was deeply entwined with this advocacy. "
  • The last sentence of the second to last paragraph in the "World war II" subsection in not cited and includes: "This series of photographs produced memorable images of Old Faithful Geyser, Grand Teton, and Mount McKinley".
  • The "Notable photographs" and "Published works" has some entries that do not have links or citations. It might be interesting to know: "Adams, Ansel (1948). The negative: exposure and development. New York; London: Morgan and Lester; The Fountain Press", is an edition of "Basic photo (1948)".
  • I am not sure that the "Further reading" section needs to be so comprehensive (30 entries), but that may be subjective.

External links[edit]

Some things just grow overtime. The "External links" section, one of the optional appendices, has seven entries. Three seems to be an acceptable number and of course, everyone has their favorite to add for four links.
The problem is that none is needed for article promotion.
  • ELpoints #3) states: Links in the "External links" section should be kept to a minimum. A lack of external links or a small number of external links is not a reason to add external links.
  • LINKFARM states: There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to the external links section of an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Wikipedia. On articles about topics with many fansites, for example, including a link to one major fansite may be appropriate.
  • ELMIN: Minimize the number of links. --
  • ELCITE: (Not relevant here) Do not use {{cite web}} or other citation templates in the External links section. Citation templates are permitted in the Further reading section.
  • WP:ELBURDEN: Disputed links should be excluded by default unless and until there is a consensus to include them.
Some of the current links include ones that may not benefit the article, possibly can be included in the article as sources, and should be looked at for trimming. -- Otr500 (talk) 11:17, 22 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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