Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Connell was born in 1898 in McPherson, KS; came with mother to California, and attended Los Angeles High School; left in the tenth grade to enlist in the army, but World War I had ended; became a pharmacist; in the 1920's taught himself photography, and opened a studio in downtown LA in 1925; became a member of the Camera Pictorialists along with Edward Weston, Louis Fleckenstein, and others; taught at Art Center College in Pasadena from 1931 until his death; work also included movie publicity shots, magazine assignments and other commercial photography; was one of the first photojournalists, illustrating numerous articles for Colliers and The Saturday evening post; wrote long-running column in U.S. Camera called Counsel by Connell; produced three photography books: In pictures (1931), The missions of California (1941), and About photography (1949); he died in 1961.

From the description of Papers, 1928-1961. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39464350

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