Pollack, Peter, 1909-1978

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Photographer, curator, historian, writer; New York, N.Y.

From the description of Peter Pollack papers, 1939-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78335707

American photographer and photojournalist, writer and lecturer, 1911-1979; Curator of Photography, Art Institute of Chicago, 1945-1957; Director, American Federation of the Arts, 1962-1964. Author: The Picture History of Photography, 1970; Understanding Primitive Art, 1968.

From the description of Peter Pollack papers, 1945-1978. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 146133008

Peter Pollack (1909-1978) was a photographer and writer.

From the description of Oral history interview with Peter Pollack, [circa 1964] [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744431490

Photographer, writer.

From the description of Peter Pollack interview, [ca. 1964]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220195649

From the description of Oral history interview with Peter Pollack, [ca. 1964]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312026190

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creatorOf Pollack, Peter, 1909-1978. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1952-1963. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Peter Pollack papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Katharine Kuh papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Richard A. Florsheim Papers, 1927-1997 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Katharine Kuh papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Elmer Gertz Papers, 1789-1997, (bulk 1926-1988) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Pollack, Peter. Pollack, Peter : [photography bio file]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Katharine Kuh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Pollack, Peter, 1909-1978. Peter Pollack papers, 1945-1978. Getty Research Institute
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creatorOf Oral history interview with Peter Pollack Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oral history interview with Holger Cahill Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Abrams, Harry N. person
associatedWith Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984. person
associatedWith Archives of American Art. corporateBody
associatedWith Beaton, Cecil, 1904-1980. person
associatedWith Brassaï, 1899- person
associatedWith Brassaï, 1899-1984. person
associatedWith Cahill, Holger, 1887-1960 person
associatedWith Callahan, Harry M. person
associatedWith Capa, Cornell. person
associatedWith Caponigro, Paul, 1932- person
associatedWith Cartier-Bresson, Henri, 1908-2004. person
associatedWith Ciardi, John, 1916-1986. person
associatedWith Cole, Sylvan. person
associatedWith Cosindas, Marie, 1925- person
associatedWith Davis, Charles H. (Charles Harold), 1856-1933. person
associatedWith De Diego, Julio, 1900- person
associatedWith Doisneau, Robert. person
associatedWith Duncan, David Douglas. person
associatedWith Eisenstaedt, Alfred. person
associatedWith Federal Art Project (Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Feininger, Andreas, 1906-1999. person
associatedWith Florsheim, Richard A., 1916-1979. person
associatedWith Gernsheim, Helmut, 1913-1995. person
correspondedWith Gertz, Elmer, 1906-2000. person
associatedWith Halsman, Philippe. person
associatedWith Harissiadis, Dimitrios. person
associatedWith Karsh, Yousuf, 1908- person
associatedWith Kazan, Elia. person
associatedWith Kepes, Gyorgy, 1906-2001. person
associatedWith Kuh, Katharine. person
associatedWith Kuh, Katharine. person
associatedWith Lartigue, Jean. person
associatedWith Mayer, Grace M. person
associatedWith Mayne, Roger. person
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993. person
associatedWith O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986. person
associatedWith Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006. person
associatedWith Penn, Irving. person
associatedWith Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920- person
associatedWith Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969. person
associatedWith Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. person
associatedWith South Side Community Art Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973. person
associatedWith United States. Works Progress Administration. corporateBody
associatedWith Weston, Brett. person
associatedWith White, Minor. person
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Persian Gulf
United States
Illinois--Chicago
New York (State)--New York
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African American artists
Art centers
Authors
Federal aid to the arts
Museum curators
Photographers
Photographers
Photography
Photography, Artistic
Photojournalism
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Death 1978

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