Question

This artist was hired by the Sierra Club to create a book of photographs of American parks. The book was distributed to Congress, and successfully convinced its members to pass legislation that would preserve American parks by creating a number of national parks and preserves.

Answer 1

Answer:

Ansel Adams, is the right answer.

Explanation:

Ansel Easton Adams was a photographer who was best known for painting black-and-white pictures of the American West. He was also an environmentalist. He joined the Sierra Club at the age of 17. The Sierra Club was a group that made efforts to protect the wild habitats of the earth.

During his visit to Yosemite National Park, at the age of 12, he was given his first camera. Being the member of the Sierra Club he developed his early photographic practice. Later, the Department of the Interior of the United States hired him to make photographs of national parks.

Answer 2

Ansel Adams was the artist who was hired by the Sierra Club to create a book of photographs of American parks.