Corsini, Harold

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Born on August 28, 1919 in New York City, New York, Harold Raymond Corsini began a life of photography at the age of sixteen when he took an aerial shot of football players, which is now archived at the George Eastman House. His professional career began in the early 1940s, when he worked briefly for Life magazine. Corsini later joined photographer Roy Stryker on the Standard Oil project. Through this project, Corsini documented the oil company's operations worldwide, including in the Pacific and Saudi Arabia during World War II. In 1950, Corsini and his wife, Mary, moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to assist Stryker as head of the photographic department at the Pittsburgh Photographic Library (PPL). While working for the PPL, Corsini, along with other notable photographers such as Clyde Hare, Elliot Erwitt, and Esther Bubley, created a visual record of the city's first Renaissance which began in the 1940s under Mayor David L. Lawrence. After the PPL disbanded in 1960, Corsini began his own commercial photography business, producing ads for local companies as well as working with larger advertising firms. He later became the official photographer for US Steel. During this period, he chronicled many aspects of the steel industry, including industrial and technical pieces. After Corsini retired from commercial photography in 1975, he spent nine years teaching photography and design at Carnegie Mellon University. Harold Corsini passed away on January 1, 2008. Museums around the world have displayed Corsini's photographs. His archived work with the Pittsburgh Photographic Library can be found at the Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Public Library in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

From the description of Photograph collection of Harold Corsini, 1940s-1970s. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 428453088

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creatorOf Corsini, Harold. Corsini, Harold : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Corsini, Harold. Fallingwater : Frank Lloyd Wright's masterwork, Mill Run, PA 15464 : note cards, 1975-1989. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf Corsini, Harold. Photograph collection of Harold Corsini, 1940s-1970s. University of Pittsburgh
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associatedWith Aluminum Company of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Andrews, Gary. person
associatedWith Armco Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Barton, Durstine, & Osborn. corporateBody
associatedWith Butler, John. person
associatedWith DeAndre, Frank. person
associatedWith Haines, David. person
associatedWith H.J. Heinz Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Inch, Robert. person
associatedWith Kellogg Media Group. corporateBody
associatedWith Papercraft (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith Pittsburgh Photographic Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Platt, Pierce. person
associatedWith PPG Industries. corporateBody
associatedWith Ross, Robert. person
associatedWith Smithsonian Institution. corporateBody
associatedWith Tayler, William. person
associatedWith United States Steel Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Varga, Arnold. person
associatedWith Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Westmoreland Museum of American Art. corporateBody
associatedWith Wylie, Paul. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Franklin (Pa.)
Rainier, Mount (Wash.)
Winchester (Va.)
Dayton (Ohio)
Thailand
Egypt
Gary (Ind.)
Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Cleveland (Ohio)
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Chicago (Ill.)
Taiwan
Charlotte (N.C.)
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
New York (N.Y.)
India
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Advertising, Industrial
Photography, Industrial
Landscape photography
Photographers
Portrait photography
Travel photography
Urban renewal
World War, 1939-1945
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Photographers
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Birth 1919-08-28

Death 2008-01-01

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