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Jerome Liebling Papers, 1924-2011Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Jimi Jones.2013
Biographical NoteBorn in New York City in 1924, Jerome Liebling was raised in Brooklyn and interrupted his studies at Brooklyn College to enlist in the U. S. Army during World War II. After the war, with the aid of the G.I. Bill, Liebling returned to Brooklyn College where he studied photography with Walter Rosenblum, and filmmaking at the New School for Social Research. He also joined the prestigious New York Photo League, where he met and worked with some of the most respected documentary photographers of the era, including Paul Strand and Photo League founder, Sid Grossman. At the University of Minnesota, Liebling launched a film and photography program, and later on, in 1969, he established the film and photography program (later, to include video) at the fledgling Hampshire College in Amherst, where he taught for the next 20 years. Liebling died at age 87 in July 2011 Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionAt present there is only one item in this collection but the archives anticipates more materials such as Liebling's papers as well as photographic and moving imate materials. The one item in this collection is a color handout from the memorial service for Liebling that was held on the Hampshire College campus on October 30, 2011. The handout features a full-color reproduction of one of Liebling's photographs of Atkins Apple Orchard from 1979. The handout also contains a reproduction of a black and white portrait of Liebling by Don Getsug from 1993. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents Organization of the CollectionThis collection is organized into one series: Return to the Table of Contents Contents ListSERIES 1. GENERAL FILESThe series contains files about Jerome Liebling himself.
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