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In the spring of 1946, the Unitarian Service Committee (USC) in Boston hired the American photographer Walter Rosenblum (b. 1919) to document its extensive refugee relief work in Europe. In France, Rosenblum visited the USC rest home at St. Goin (Aquitane); the Walter B. Cannon Memorial Hospital and recreation center in Toulouse; the Camp Clairac (Lot-et-Garonne) for underprivileged French and Spanish children; the Meillon Rest Home in Pau, which housed Spanish Nazi victims; and a summer camp and canteen in Les Andelys (Normandie). Starting in October, his photos began appearing regularly in the Unitarians’ monthly magazine, the Christian Register . Rosenblum had been a U.S. Army Signal Corp combat photographer, and took the first motion picture footage of the Dachau concentration camp. Born in 1919 into a poor Jewish immigrant family living on New York’s Lower East Side, in 1937 he joined the Film and Photo League, a Communist-associated popular front organization.

From the guide to the Walter Rosenblum Papers, 1946, (Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive)

Photographer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Walter Rosenblum : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309723836

Walter Rosenblum (1919-2006) was a photographer, film maker, and teacher who documented the events of World War II, as well as the lives and experiences of immigrants in the United States and Spanish Civil War refugees. His work repeatedly features the privacy of individual families and the innocence of youth. Born in New York City, Rosenblum began photographing his Lower East Side neighborhood at the age of 16 using a borrowed camera. He took a photography class at the Boys' Club where he worked as part of the National Youth Administration, and in 1937 joined the Photo League, a vibrant community for New York photographers. There he met and studied with Lewis Hine, Berenice Abbott, Elizabeth McCausland, and Paul Strand. Rosenblum went on to edit the organization's Photo Notes and became the president in 1941.

Rosenblum served the United States Army as a combat photographer during World War II in the Western Front where he took the first motion picture footage of the Dachau concentration camp. He later received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, five battle stars, a Purple Heart, and a Presidential Unit Citation for his service. He later worked as an overseas staff photographer for the Unitarian Service Committee from May to October 1946, pursuing projects in France and Czechoslovakia, including documenting the lives of Spanish Civil War refugees displaced by conflict. Later projects focused on recording the experiences of people living in Haiti, East Harlem, and the South Bronx. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship for "People of the South Bronx."

Beginning in 1947, Rosenblum taught photography at numerous institutions, including Brooklyn College, Cooper Union, the Yale Summer School, and the Rencontre de La Photographie in Arles France. With his wife, photographic historian Naomi Rosenblum, he curated international exhibitions. His photographs are represented in numerous international institutions, including, the Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.

Sources:

"Walter Rosenblum," The J. Paul Getty Museum. http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=3511&page=1

"Walter Rosenblum," Rosenblum Photo. http://www.rosenblumphoto.org/wr_bio.html

From the guide to the Walter Rosenblum Photographs of Spanish Refugees, 1946, (Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive) Alexander, Cathy, Barsky, Edward K., 1897-1975. Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Strand, Paul, 1890-1976. Unitarian Service Committee. Unitarian Service Committee. Executive Director. Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. United States. Army. Signal Corps. Rosenblum, Walter, 1919- Fogg Art Museum 20th-century history of photography collection, 1900-1984 (inclusive). Fogg Art Museum 20th-century history of photography collection, 1900-1984 (inclusive). ca. 1,600 images. Collection contains photographs by 20th-century photographers, including Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Lewis Balz, Margaret Bourke-White, Anne Brigman, Harry Callahan, Paul Caponigro, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Edward S. Curtis, Judy Dater, Imogen Cunningham, Walker Evans, Andreas Feininger, Bea Nettles, Wallace Nutting, Man Ray, Edward Ruscha, Lucas Samaras, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston, and Weegee. Harvard University Art Museum Administrative Records, ca., 1935-2006. Administrative Records, ca. 1935-2006. 10 boxes Records of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, including general historical records, war and post-war papers, and medical mission records. The papers span 1935-2006. Andover-Harvard Theological Library Rosenblum, Walter, 1919-2006. Artist file. Rosenblum, Walter, 1919-2006. Artist file. 1 folder. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives Rosenblum, Walter. Rosenblum, Walter : [photography bio file]. Rosenblum, Walter. Rosenblum, Walter : [photography bio file]. 1 folder. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library Edward K. Barsky Photographs, circa 1937 Barsky, Edward K., 1895-1975 Guide to the Edward K. Barsky Photograph Collection, circa 1937 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes) Dr. Edward K. Barsky (1897-1975) was a prominent physician who led a group of American medical volunteers in Spain during the Civil War. The images in this collection were either taken by Barsky and his assistant or accrued in the course of his work as a surgeon in Spain. The collection contains portraits of Dr. Barsky, Albert Einstein and Jolliet Curie, Francisco Franco and Benito Mussolini, American Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy (AMB) doctors and nurses, Canadian nurses affiliated with the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion, and Spanish doctors and nurses. The collection also contains snapshots of surgeries, medical vehicles, political demonstrations/rallies, Spanish civilians, and scenes of Spanish village life. English Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Rosenblum, Walter, 1919-2006. Reminiscences of Walter Rosenblum : oral history, 1979. Rosenblum, Walter, 1919-2006. Alexander, Cathy, Reminiscences of Walter Rosenblum : oral history, 1979. Transcript: 169 leaves.Tape: 3 cassettes. Family background and childhood, New York, N.Y.; Photo League, 1938-1952: importance, activities, Sid Grossman's photography class, PHOTO NOTES, membership, appearance on subversives list, demise; photographer, World War II and postwar period: U.S. Army Signal Corps, Unitarian Service Committee; photographic studies: Pitt Street, 105th Street, South Bronx; freelance work; instructor, Brooklyn College; formation of Photographers Forum; trends in photography; creative vs. commercial photography; reminiscences of Paul Strand and other photographers. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries Barsky, Edward K., 1897-1975. Edward K. Barsky photograph collection [graphic]. Barsky, Edward K., 1895-1975 Guide to the Edward K. Barsky Photograph Collection, circa 1937 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes) Dr. Edward K. Barsky (1897-1975) was a prominent physician who led a group of American medical volunteers in Spain during the Civil War. The images in this collection were either taken by Barsky and his assistant or accrued in the course of his work as a surgeon in Spain. The collection contains portraits of Dr. Barsky, Albert Einstein and Jolliet Curie, Francisco Franco and Benito Mussolini, American Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy (AMB) doctors and nurses, Canadian nurses affiliated with the MacKenzie-Papineau Battalion, and Spanish doctors and nurses. The collection also contains snapshots of surgeries, medical vehicles, political demonstrations/rallies, Spanish civilians, and scenes of Spanish village life. English Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives ROSENBLUM, WALTER. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. ROSENBLUM, WALTER Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. 1 folder Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Strand, Paul, 1890-1976. Paul Strand interview, 1971 Nov. Strand, Paul, 1890-1976. Rosenblum, Walter, 1919- Brown, Milton W. (Milton Wolf), 1911-1998 Oral history interview with Paul Sample Sound recording: 3 sound tapes ; 7 in.Transcript: 67 p. An interview of Paul Sample conducted 1971 October 10, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art. Sample speaks of his studies with Jonas Lie and Stanton Macdonald-Wright; teaching at the University of Southern California and at Dartmouth College; working on frescos with David Alfaro Siqueiros in California; working on murals for the Treasury Department's art project; exhibitions in New York galleries; his series of paintings for the American Tobacco Company. He discusses his subject matter. Archives of American Art Rosenblum, Walter : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Rosenblum, Walter : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. 1 folder. The folder may include clippings, announcements, small exhibition catalogs, and other ephemeral items. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library Rosenblum, Walter. PAD/D pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Rosenblum, Walter. PAD/D pamphlet file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. 1 folder Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library Records, 1940-1951. Records, 1940-1951. 27 boxes Records of the Unitarian Service Committee, consisting chiefly of the recordsof Robert Dexter, executive director, 1941-1944; Charles Joy, executive director,1944-1946; and Raymond Bragg, executive director, 1947-1952. The collection alsoincludes correspondence from Edward A. Cahill, associate director, 1944-1947; HowardL. Brooks, associate director, 1943-1953, and acting director, July-November 1952, July1946-March 1947; and other people associated with the Service Committee, such asMartha and Waitstill Sharp, Noel Field, Seth Gano, and Elizabeth Dexter. Othercorrespondence is that of various organizations that were active in assisting peopledisplaced by World War II, such as the American Christian Committee for Refugees, theAmerican Friends Service Committee, the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee, theRefugee Relief Trustees, the Congregational Christian Service Committee, and theAmerican Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Andover-Harvard Theological Library Records, 1947-1948. Records, 1947-1948. 4 boxes Correspondence of the Unitarian Service Committee, chiefly that of HowardBrooks (associate director), Edward Cahill (associate director), and Raymond Bragg(executive director). Andover-Harvard Theological Library Walter Rosenblum Photographs of Spanish Refugees, 1946 Rosenblum, Walter, 1919-2006 Walter Rosenblum Photographs of Spanish Refugees 1946 1.0 linear feet; in 1 oversize flat box Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Institutional file, Exhibitions. Walter Rosenblum: in Haiti. Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Institutional file, Exhibitions. Walter Rosenblum: in Haiti. 1 folder. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives Walter Rosenblum Papers, 1946 Rosenblum, Walter, 1919-2006 Walter Rosenblum Papers 1946 0.25 linear feet; in 2 folders. The collection includes personal papers, clippings, and ephemera documenting in a general way Walter Rosenblum's work for the Unitarian Service Committee in Toulouse and Saint-Jean de Luz, France (1946). Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives