![]() ![]() Trained as a musician, in 1927 Adams made a photograph-Monolith, the Face of Half-Dome-that changed his career. By contrast, Adams's photographs of people have been largely overlooked. Best remembered for his views of Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, his photographs emphasize the natural beauty of the land. Tom Kobayashi, landscape, south fields, Manzanar Relocation Center Ansel AdamsĪdams, America's most well-known photographer, is renowned for his Western landscapes. When offering the collection to the Library in 1965, Adams said in a letter, "The purpose of my work was to show how these people, suffering under a great injustice, and loss of property, businesses and professions, had overcome the sense of defeat and dispair by building for themselves a vital community in an arid (but magnificent) environment.All in all, I think this Manzanar Collection is an important historical document, and I trust it can be put to good use." The web site also includes digital images of the first edition of Born Free and Equal, Adams's publication based on his work at Manzanar. Although a majority of the more than 200 photographs are portraits, the images also include views of daily life, agricultural scenes, and sports and leisure activities (see Collection Highlights). For the first time, digital scans of both Adams's original negatives and his photographic prints appear side by side allowing viewers to see Adams's darkroom technique, in particular, how he cropped his prints.Īdams's Manzanar work is a departure from his signature style landscape photography. Tom enjoys spending time with family, working on old Ford Mustangs, fishing, and making ice cream.In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), America's most well-known photographer, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese-Americans interned there during World War II. ![]() Tom married his high school sweetheart, Susan, and they are proud parents of James and Emily and are extremely excited to be grandparents. Tom has also previously served in various consultative, technical, and leadership roles at Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida, The Feld Group, and Bank of America. In his last role at United, he served as Vice President of Service Management and Engineering, overseeing IT infrastructure, engineering, and operations. Tom is no stranger to the aviation industry, having spent several years in senior leadership positions at United Airlines. Prior to that, Tom served as Vice President of Architecture, Engineering, and Operations at Sears Holdings, where he was responsible for the architecture, design, and support of all technology platforms. Most recently, Tom served as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Technology Operations at Sabre, where he led the architecture, engineering, and operational support for all infrastructure platforms. ![]() Tom joined Southwest with over 30 years of technical and leadership experience. His primary focus is ensuring the stability, resiliency, and support of Southwest's Technology infrastructure. Tom oversees the Technology Teams responsible for Infrastructure and Services functions. Tom Merritt Vice President Technology-Infrastructure & Services and Chief Technology Officer ![]()
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