Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

male, deceased (1984)
photographer, Nature photographer, AmericanWest, Yosemite, zone system, black-and-white…American
Ansel Easton Adams was an American photographer, best known for his black and white photographs of the American West. Adams also authored numerous...

Dee Brown

male, deceased (2002)
culture, reporter, Master's Degree, frontier, expansionism, teacher…AmericanWest, American, Native American
Dorris Alexander "Dee" Brown (February 29,1908---December 12, 2002) was an American novelist and historian. His most famous work is "Bury My Heart...
Frederic Remington

Frederic Remington

male, deceased (1909)
Yale University, Kansas City, painter, illustrator, sculptor, Artist of the American West…AmericanWest, American, Basque American, father of American Western Art
Frederic Remington (October 4, 1861 - December 26, 1909) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions...
John Wesley Powell

John Wesley Powell

male, deceased (1902)
from Boone County, Illinois, green river, smithsonian institution, united states geological survey, colorado river, American…AmericanWest
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 - September 23, 1902) was a U.S. soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. He is famous for the...
Edward Abbey

Edward Abbey

male, deceased (1989)
environmentalist, environmental, Political writer, philosopher, Essayist, American…AmericanWest
Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 - March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and...
Albert Bierstadt

Albert Bierstadt

male, deceased (1902)
Hudson River, landscape, Landscape artist, Artist of the American West, Luminism, German…American, AmericanWest
Albert Bierstadt (January 7 1830 - February 18 1902) was a German-American painter best known for his large, detailed landscapes of the American...
Marc Reisner

Marc Reisner

male, deceased (2000)
Natural Resources Defense Council, A Dangerous Place, American Farmland Trust, Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship, AmericanWest, Director of Communications…American
Marc Reisner (September 14, 1948 - July 21, 2000) was an American environmentalist and writer best known for his book "Cadillac Desert", a history...
Richard White

Richard White

male, 62 years old
environmental historian, Michigan State University, environmental history, AmericanWest, American, organization of american historian…Native American, historian specializing in the American West
Richard White (born May 28, 1947) is an American historian, a past President of the Organization of American Historians, and the author of...
Patricia Nelson Limerick

Patricia Nelson Limerick

female (Boulder, Colorado, United States)
Harvard University, University of California, Santa Cruz, American Studies, The Legacy of Conquest, New Western History, historian…AmericanWest, Center of the American West employee, American
Patricia Nelson Limerick (born May 17 1951) is an American historian, considered to be one of the leading historians of the American West. She was...
Edward S. Curtis

Edward S. Curtis

male, deceased (1952)
buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries, AmericanWest, American, Native American history…Native American culture, Native American, Artist of the American West
Edward Sheriff Curtis (February 16, 1868 - October 19, 1952) was a photographer of the American West and of Native American peoples.