History of photography collection, 1840-1986 (inclusive).

Lee, Russell, 1903-1986

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Russell Lee was born in Ottawa, Illinois on 21 July 1903. His childhood, although of comfortable middle-class rural American heritage, was marred by tragedy. His parents were divorced in 1908, when Lee was five, and his mother was killed in an accident in 1913. Lee was then passed between various relatives and guardians until he returned to Ottawa to be raised by family friends. He became interested in photography in 1931 while married to his first wife, artist Doris Emmrick. She introduced him ...

Frith, Francis, 1822-1898

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Francis Frith, was born in Chesterfield, in 1822. An early exponent of photography, Frith set up his own company in 1859 in Reigate, publishing photographic views. He travelled around the world taking photographs and in later years employed additional photographers to satisfy demand. Frith died in Cannes in 1898, but the company continued to operate until its closure in 1971. From the guide to the The Francis Frith Collection: Photographs of Highland Perthshire, [ca1900]-[ca1950], (U...

Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965

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Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), American documentary photographer and photojournalist, was born Dorothea Margarette Nutzhorn in Hoboken, New Jersey. She worked for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression. From the description of Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582293 In the spring of 1942, Dorothea Lange was hired by the War Relocation Authority to document the movement of Japanese-Americans during relo...

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Renowned photographer of Western landscapes, employed by the United States Geological Survey and commercial enterprises to document wilderness areas and Native American cultures. From the description of Colorado Views [picture], ca. 1870-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46460710 Official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. From the description of Papers, 1851-1878. (Duke University Library). ...

Kinch, Bruce.

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Albert, Joan.

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Blumberg, Donald, 1935-

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Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916

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Watkins was a pioneer California photographer, most well known for his large-format photographs. From the description of Views of Thurlow Lodge by Carleton Watkins: photograph album, circa 1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510599 An American landscape photographer, Carleton E. Watkins was noted for his views of the Pacific Northwest and Yosemite. From the description of Carleton E. Watkins Collection. [1879]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); ...

Link, O. Winston (Ogle Winston), 1914-2001

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d. January 30, 2001. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122460118 ...

Laughlin, Clarence John

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Clarence John Laughlin was born in 1905 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He is widely credited as the first surrealist photographer in the United States and is best known for his images of the American South. Laughlin died on January 2, 1985, and is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France. From the description of Clarence John Laughlin scrapbooks, 1880-1920. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 615635999 Louisiana photographer. From the des...

Atwood, Evelyn Jane.

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Salomon, Erich

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Braun, Adolphe, 1811-1877

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Halpern, Steven

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Koudelka, Josef, 1938-....

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Robinson, Cervin

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Epithet: formerly page to Princess Augusta Sophia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001302.0x000120 Epithet: of Add MS 15894 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001302.0x000121 Epithet: of Croydon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001302.0x000124 Epi...

Morse, John C. (Blacksmith)

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Blacksmith, of Haverhill, N.H. From the description of Accounts, 1822-1873. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70960840 Addressee was a printer. From the description of Letter, Charlestown, [Massachusetts], to William Butler, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1804 January 13. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122529583 ...

Kartesz, Andre.

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Cohen, Lynne, 1944-....

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Monroe, Gary.

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Documentary photographer, writer, and lecturer based in Florida. From the description of Gary Monroe photographs, 1980-1998. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 493339563 Gary Monroe was born in Miami Beach, Florida. He received a Master's degree in Fine Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1977. Since then Monroe's work chiefly has been focused on documenting various communities in Florida and Haiti, although he has also traveled in other countries ...

Dworsky, Suzanne.

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Angier, Roswell, 1940-

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Hillers, John K., 1843-1925

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Important early photographer for the Powell Survey, the Bureau of Ethnology, and the Geological Survey. From the description of Papers, 1870-1889. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 43738678 The Cline Endowment Collection consists of photographs purchased through an endowment established by Platt and Barbara Cline, for whom the Cline Library is named. The images were selected on the basis of their relevance to the Department's collecting focus: the Colorado Plate...

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

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Frances Benjamin Johnston (January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952) was an early American photographer and photojournalist whose career lasted for almost half a century. She is most known for her portraits, images of southern architecture, and various photographic series featuring African Americans and Native Americans at the turn of the 20th century. In the 1880s, Johnston studied art in Paris and then returned home to Washington, DC, where she learned photography. She quickly established a national...

Melcher, Charles P., 1900-1981

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Taber Photo Studios.

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Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969

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Painter, photographer; Roosevelt, N.J. From the description of Ben Shahn interview, 1964 Apr. 14 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82606033 Artist Ben Shahn was a Russian Jewish immigrant to New York. He apprenticed with a lithographer, studied at several New York colleges, and toured Europe, acquiring the skills to express his artistic ability. He is chiefly remembered as a muralist, painter, photographer, and printmaker, visually chronicling America during ...

Winningham, Geoff ca. 20. Jh.

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Geoff Winningham was born March 4, 1943, in Jackson, Tennessee. He graduated with a B.A. degree in English from Rice University in Houston, Texas, in 1965. He earned his Master's degree in photography from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1968, where he studied with Aaron Siskind. From 1968 to 1969, he taught photography at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Since 1969 he has been a professor of art and photography at Rice University and currently serves as Professor of Art a...

Gittleman, Susan Butler.

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James, Christopher

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Bell, William, 1830-1910

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1830 Born Liverpool, England 1848 Began photographic career working for his brother-in-law's daguerreotype studio in Philadelphia 1872 Served as photographer for the Wheeler Survey, West of the 100th Meridian 1910 ...

Bourne and Shepard.

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Ranelli, Daniel

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Gittleman, Len

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Titzenthaler, Waldemar, 1869-1937

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Burke, William Maxwell, 1870-

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Edgerton, Harold Eugene, 1903-1990

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Harold "Doc" Eugene Edgerton, 1903-1990, BS 1926, University of Nebraska; SM 1927 and ScD 1931 in electrical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was professor of electrical engineering at MIT, 1928-1966; Institute Professor, 1966-1968; and Institute Professor emeritus, 1968-1990. Edgerton perfected the stroboscope and developed photographic techniques that allowed very rapid events to be observed and captured on film. He also developed techniques for underwater exploration,...

Kingston, Roger.

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Dane, Bill, 1938-

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Shore, Stephen, 1947-....

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Tuckerman, Jane

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Wheeler, Stephen W.

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Sussman, Paula.

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Solomon, Rosalind, 1930-....

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Solomon, Rosalind. American Photographer. Born: April 2, 1930, Highland Park, Illinois. Awards: Guggenheim Foundation award,1979; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1989. From the description of Rosalind Solomon : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 709621872 ...

Lueders-Booth, John, 1935-....

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Callaway, Nicholas

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Vanelli, Mark.

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Brady Studio.

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Kayafas, Gus.

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Frey, Mary E.

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Van der Zee, James, 1886-1983

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Callahan, Harry M.

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Self-taught American photographer, known also as an instructor (Art Institute of Chicago, Rhode Island School of Design). His work frequently depicts the dichotomies in nature, with light and shadow, and positive and negative space forming as much of the image as solid objects. From the description of Harry Callahan Collection. 1946-1978. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122632973 Callahan, Harry. American Ph...

Davidson, Bruce, 1933-....

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Kandel, Susan

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Frank, Robert G., 1952-2019

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Born in 1924, Zürich, Switzerland. Moved to the United States in 1947, to Canada in 1969. From the description of Artist file. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122632898 Photographer and filmmaker; b. 1924. From the description of Robert Frank miscellaneous acquisitions collection, 1967-[ongoing]. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28410056 ...

Caffery, Debbie Fleming

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Evans, Frederick H.

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Sloan.

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Beaman, E. O. (Elias Olcott), 1837-1876

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Elias Olcott Beaman (1837-1876), American landscape photographer, active in the 1870s. From the description of Beaman, E. O. (Elias Olcott), 1837-1876 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10614505 ...

Sohier, Sage.

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Harbutt, Charles

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Chapman, Christine M.

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Rodachonska, Lucia.

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MacNeil, Wendy Snyder (American photographer, born 1943)

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Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999

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d. February 18, 1999. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 82401911 ...

Webb, Alex, 1952-....

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Meyerowitz, Joel, 1938-....

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Meyerowitz, Joel. American Photographer. Born: New York City, 3 June 1938. Education: James Monroe High School, New York, 1951-55; studied painting and medical drawing, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1956-59, B.F.A. 1959; self-taught in photography. Family: Married Vivian Bower in 1963; children: Sasha and Ariel. Career: Worked as advertising art director, New York, 1959-63. Independent photographer, New York, since 1963. Adjunct Professor of Photography, 1971-79, and Mellon Lecturer in Photog...

Siskind, Aaron, 1971-

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Siskind, Aaron. American Photographer. Born: New York City, 4 December 1903. Education: DeWitt Clinton High School, New York; City College of New York, B.S.S. in literature 1926; self-taught in photography. Family: Married Sidonie Glaller in 1929. Instructor in English, various public schools, New York, 1926-49. Took first photos, Bermuda, 1930; professional freelance photographer since 1932. Member of the Film and Photo League, New York, 1932-35, 1936-41. Part-time Instructor in Photography, Tr...

Garo, John H.

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National Space Science Data Center

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Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909

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Reinhard Maeser was the son of Karl G. Maeser, a president of Brigham Young Academy. He was born in 1855 and died in 1926. From the description of Reinhard Maeser photograph collection, 1855-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367867066 Pioneer Utah photographer. From the description of C.R. Savage diaries, 1855-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365135505 C.R. Savage was a prominent photographer of Utah and the West. He is known for his photographs o...

Prout, Victor Albert.

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White, Minor

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Minor White, b. 1908; d. 1976, Photographer. From the description of Oral history interview with Minor White, 1973 Mar. 30-1973 May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397616 Photographer. Born 1908, died 1976. From the description of Minor White interviews, 1973 Mar. 30-May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190957 Minor White (1908-1976) was a photographer from Rochester, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Minor W...

Arctic Expedition (1869)

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Wulff, Ann.

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Friedlander, Lee

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Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985

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Photographer. Died 1985. From the description of Arthur Rothstein papers, 1936-2000 (bulk 1952-1985). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984757 Photographer; New York, N.Y.; d. 1985. From the description of Oral history interview with Arthur Rothstein, 1964 May 25 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81173081 Arthur Rothstein was an American photographer who worked for the federal government during the Great Depression for the Farm Security Ad...

Muybridge, Eadweard, 1830-1904

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The California Street Cable Railroad began operation in April, 1878. From the description of [California Street Cable Railroad Co. [graphic] : power house at California and Larkin streets]. [ca. 1878] (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 48150769 American photographer known especially for his landscape views of the western United States, South and Central America, and for his photographic studies of animals in motion, Muybridge worked closely with Senato...

Rodger Brown, Polly, 1964-

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Bisson frères.

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Evans, Walker, 1903-1975

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Walker Evans (1903-1975) was a photographer. From the description of Oral history interview with Walker Evans, 1971 Oct. 13-Dec. 23 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595155 Photographer and professor at Yale; best known for documenting the people and conditions of the southern United States during the Great Depression. From the description of Walker Evans photographs, 1935-1936. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 55636072 P...

Smith, W. Eugene, 1918-1978

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Photojournalist; d. 1978. From the description of Papers, 1910-1978. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28410501 Architect John Gaw Meem, best known for a style of architecture known variously as "Santa Fe style," "Spanish-Pueblo style," or "Pueblo Revival." John Gaw Meem was involved with the Historical American Buildings Survey (HABS) in the 1930s and after retiring in 1959 continued to pursue an interest in historic preservation of New Mexico buildings. ...

Thurber, Shellburne, 1949-

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Bourne, Samuel, 1834-1912

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Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) was born in Shropshire, England, and began taking photographs around 1855. He joined the photography firm Howard & Shepherd around 1864, which eventually became Bourne & Shepherd and had offices in Calcutta, Simla, and Bombay. Bourne sailed for India in 1863, the first of three lengthy trips he took between 1863 and 1869. During these trips he photographed in all regions in India, Nepal, the Tibet Region, and Burma. One of his trips was devoted to finding and ph...

Eggleston, William, 1939-....

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Richards, Eugene

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Eugene Richards. Born April 25, 1944, in Dorchester, MA; married Dorothea Lynch (a reporter; died, 1983); married Janine Altongy (a writer, video editor, and documentary film producer). Education: Northeastern University, B.A., 1967; graduate study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Career: Photojournalist, director, and publisher. Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA, instructor of photography, 1974-76; Union College, Schenectady, NY, instructor of photography, 1977; Maine Photo Workshop,...

Delano, Jack

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Photographer, film maker, classical music composer, and book illustrator. Born in 1914 as Jacob Ovcharov in Kiev, Ukraine. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1922. Died in 1997 in Puerto Rico where he had lived since 1946. From the description of Jack Delano papers, 1927-1995 (bulk 1941-1943). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984202 Jack Delano (1914-1997) was a photographer from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack and Irene ...

Byron, Percy C.

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Krause, George, 1937-

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Warren, George K. (George Kendall)

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Parker, Olivia

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Atget, Eugène, 1857-1927

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Originally trained as an actor before beginning his photographic career in the late 1890s, Atget is best known for his views of Paris from streetscapes and storefronts, to portraits of shopkeepers. From the description of Eugene Atget Collection. [ca. 1900-1956, bulk ca. 1900-1910]. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122602054 ...

Heath, David, 1931-

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Weston, Brett

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American photographer and sculptor, 1911-1993. From the description of Brett Weston : Artist File. (International Center of Photography). WorldCat record id: 680714885 ...

Pfahl, John, 1939-

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Sella, Vittorio, 1859-1943

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Italian mountaineer and photographer. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001394.0x000015 ...

Weston, Edward, 1886-1958

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Edward Weston, (American, 1886-1958), was born in Highland Park, Illinois and from an early age was involved with photography. He studied at the Illinois College of Photography in 1908, afterwards moving to Los Angeles to work for a commercial portrait studio and eventually starting his own. Weston exhibited his works in many salons and exhibitions, making his works known in the photographic community. In 1929 Weston moved to Carmel, California, where he would spend the rest of his...

Baden, Karl.

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Coakley, Barbara.

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O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882

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Timothy O'Sullivan was an early Western photographer. He served with Clarence King on the United States Geological Explorations of the Fortieth Parallel in 1867. From the description of Timothy O'Sullivan photograph, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367900033 Timothy O'Sullivan (1840-1882) began his photography career as an apprentice to Mathew Brady, but he left the Brady gallery to photograph American Civil War battlefields on his own. In 1862 or 1863, he joined the st...

Rhode Island School of Design

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The Rhode Island School of Design Faculty originally comprised the RISD Director, the Department heads (Freehand Drawing and Painting; Decorative Design; Architecture; Mechanical Engineering; Modeling and Sculpture; and Children's Dept.), and the registrar as Secretary of the Faculty (1901-1934). At the request of faculty and instructors, the structure of the faculty was modified in 1934 to include all members of the teaching staff. From the guide to the Rho...