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Exploring the beautiful nature of California


California Nature: Artists & Leaders


The State of California has many natural resources, and at California Nature we believe that California artists are one of our great assets.  The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art.  In deciding which artists we would highlight on our websites, we wanted to recognize persons, living or deceased, who have made significant contributions to the arts in California either as performing or practicing artists in individual disciplines. We also wanted to include creative people from California who have made a positive impact in their field, including athletes..

The individual may be a native of the state or one who adopted California as home. Everyone listed here has demonstrated the diversity of artistic accomplishment that comprises the rich cultural tapestry of this state. California is an amazing state where options are limitless and dreams become reality.
Ansel Adams a great California artist and photographer of California Nature Performing Artists- Performing arts include the dance, music, opera, drama, and circus arts. Artists who participate in performing arts in front of an audience are called performers, including actors, comedians, dancers, musicians, and singers. Performing arts are also supported by workers in related fields, such as songwriting and stagecraft.

Visual Artists- The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature, such as drawing, painting, photography, printmaking. The current usage of the term "visual arts" includes fine arts as well as crafts.

Leaders- Some Californians cannot be easily placed in a category. They may be a special athlete or other leader. These people used their creativity and skills to become outstanding examples for others and therefore need to be recognized by California Nature.
Writers- A writer is anyone who creates a written work, though the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms. The word is almost synonymous with author. A writer may compose in many different forms including  poetry, prose, or music. Accordingly, a writer in specialist mode may rank as a poet, novelist, copywriter, composer, lyricist, playwright,  journalist, screenwriter for film or television, etc.

Only in California could you drive from the desert to the beach, and from the mountains to agricultural fields in one day. Only in California could you surf, dine with movie stars, go wine tasting and then play in the snow. Only in California would you find an exhibit dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor next to an exhibit on Ansel Adams because they both spent the majority of their lives making history in this state.
Californiia artists are an important part of California nature In selecting outstanding Californians, we used the California Museum of History  for many of the honorees in California Nature. These people have been honored in the California Hall of Fame for their contribution to the State of California. Conceived by First Lady Maria Shriver, The California Museum’s California Hall of Fame was established in 2006 to honor legendary people who embody California’s innovative spirit and have made their mark on history.

The California Hall of Fame is a landmark destination featured in the Museum, which serves to inspire visitors by exhibiting the diverse, creative and extraordinary stories of trailblazers, leaders and legends who have called California home.

Installing the inductees into the California Hall of Fame institution in a formal state ceremony in Sacramento each year, at which inductees (or their families for the posthumous awards) receive the Spirit of California medal.

Click on the names below for a brief biography and photos of some of California's greatest human assets.
Ansul Adams     Carol Burnett    Dave Brubeck    James Cameron    Cesar Chavez    Walt Disney    Clint Eastwood    Frank Gehry
Theodor Seuss Geisel    Robert Graham    Merle Haggard    William Randolph Hearst    Rafer Johnson    Quincy Jones    Anne Lamott
Dorothea Lange    George Lucas    Julia Morgan     John Muir     Jack Nicholson     Ronald Reagan     Fritz Scholder     Dr. Kevin Starr
Danielle Steel    John Steinbeck    Levi Strauss    Barbra Streisand    Elizabeth Taylor    Wayne Thiebaud    Alice Walker   Alice Waters
John Wayne    Betty White    Serena Williams    Mark Zuckerberg
 
 
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