Dear Mark- Center for Creative Photography at the Univ. of Arizona in
Tucson catalogues its fine print collection in a computerized data base
which can be searched by subject matter and by photographer.  Once you
know which collections there have maritime photography, you can find
reams more of information in the archives upstairs from the print
collection.  Also in the same building is a library on the subject of
photography.  The card catalog is computerized and can be researched
through the internet.  I believe the Center also has a web page. Sorry I
don't have the e-mail address on me, but the phone number is (520)
621-7968 or for the library 621-1331. In the library ask for Tim.

There is also a Los Angeles Maritime Museum which may have a wealth of
photographs to examine since I ran into one of their archivists at a
conference on photographic collection management. He does not seem to
have an e-mail connection , but his snail mail address is:

David P. Keener, Assistant Archivist
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Berth 84
Foot of 6th Street
San Pedro, California 90731

telephone: (310)548-7618
fax: (310)832-6537

Best of luck in your research.
Sincerely, Alice Gillette, CAPR Registrar, Tucson , AZ



On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Mark Friedman wrote:

>      In attempting to compile a comprehensive listing/survey of 19th
>
> and 20th American maritime photographers, I am contacting you in hopes of
>
> assistance with this project.  For the last two years I have been
>
> gathering biographical data of photographers that were influenced
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> by the seas, and documented maritime activities and subject matter.
>
> The list currently contains 213 names, life-dates, active dates,
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> geographical locations, subjects and sometimes extensive
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> biographical information on the photographer/artist.
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>
>
>      This area of interest includes photographers that documented
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> the largest ocean steamships to the smallest of water-craft,
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> harbor and port scenes, interiors and deck scenes, documentation
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> of fishing activities and recreational boating, seascapes, water
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> studies, social and ethnohistory.I have included photographers
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> such as for example Bernice Abbott, Wynn Bullock, Harry Callahan,
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> Edward Curtis, Kirby Kean, Alfred Steiglitz, Ralph Steiner and
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> Hiroshi Sugimoto because of the influence of this particular
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> subject on their artistic vision.
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>
>
>     I am hoping to produce a publication with this biographical
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> information along with sample photographs of the
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> photographer's/artist's work.  Thank you for your assistance
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> with this project.  I look forward to hearing from you.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Thomas Moore
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> Curator of Photography
>
> The Mariners' Museum
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> Newport News, VA 23606
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> (804)591-7755 direct
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>
> Information can be send via email through [log in to unmask] if you wish.
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>
>
> --
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