Nadel, Leonard 1916-1990.
The American photojournalist Leonard Nadel (1916-1990) recieved a bachelor's degree from City College of New York, trained at the Army Signal Corps Photographic Center, and received a master's degree in education from Teachers College, Columbia University before moving to Los Angeles to study photography at the Art Center College of Design, during wihich time he began to document public housing in Los Angeles, focusing on Pueblo del Rio and Aliso Village. On the strength of this work Nadel was hired in 1949 by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) to make a photographic record of living conditions in both the slums and the new housing projects that were built in Los Angeles during and immediately after World War II. He was employed by HACLA until 1953, after which he worked as a freelance photographer, producing documentary work for various agencies and magazines such as National geographic, Look, Forbes, Life, and Paris Match. For over two decades he was Business week's primary west coast photographer.
From the description of Leonard Nadel photographs and other material relating to housing and urban redevelopment in Los Angeles, 1947-1998 (bulk 1947-1957) (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84944340
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