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Take a tour of Ansel Adams: A Legacy with Lee Silliman.

Silliman was a high school physics, chemistry and mathematics instructor for forty-three years. He is now retired and living in Missoula. He was also the part-time photo archivist for the Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation in Deer Lodge for twenty-six years.

He began the craft of photography in 1979, built his own darkroom in 1983 and began using a Wisner 8 x 10" Technical View Camera in 1989. The great photographic master Ansel Adams was Silliman's artistic inspiration, as well as the source of important technical information. Utilizing his own photographs, the historic photographs of the Smith-Hartley-Thompson Collection of the Powell County Museum, and historic artwork that he has purchased, Silliman has assembled and circulated fifteen different exhibitions that have been displayed in more than ninety institutions throughout Montana and ten other states since 1988.

Silliman's interests in photography, Western Americana history, and art have spawned many articles on these subjects, as well as six books. His most recent release was A Ride to the Infernal Regions: Yellowstone's First Tourists. Silliman has presented many conference lectures and workshops, and has led four educational tours. He holds BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois.

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Closing Celebrations
April 14 & 15
Come to MAM for the closing weekend of Ansel Adams: A Legacy. There will be music played on MAM’s Yamaha Grand Piano, treats, and beverages for everyone. MAM will provide tours at 12 PM each day.

This exhibition is an educational opportunity for art appreciators of all ages and is supported by an extensive series of public programs including lectures by regional scholars, panel discussions, films, and free public tours by area artists. MAM would like to thank our Major Sponsor the Sierra Club and our Producing Sponsor First Security Bank. We would also like to thank the additional exhibition sponsors: the Montana Chapter of Sierra Club, Missoulian, Montana Radio Company, Lamar Advertising, Missoula Public Library, and Rocky Mountain School of Photography.