Arthur Siegel
Arthur Sidney Siegel (born August 2, 1913 in Detroit , † February 1, 1978 in Chicago ) was an American photographer .
Life
In 1937 Siegel received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Wayne State University in Detroit. With a scholarship, he went to the Institute of Design at the Armor Institute in Chicago, which László Moholy-Nagy had just founded .
In the late 1930s he started working as a photo reporter for the New York Times . After assignments for major magazines and news agencies and several years in the service of the United States Office of War Information and the United States Army Air Corps , he accepted Moholy-Nagy's invitation in 1946 to teach as head of the photography section at the Institute of Design.
Web links
Commons : Arthur Siegel - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Arthur Siegel. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved January 27, 2018 .
- https://www.id.iit.edu/people/arthur-siegel/
- http://www.jameshymangallery.com/artists/7226/biography/arthur-siegel
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Siegel, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Siegel, Arthur Sidney (full name); Siegel, Arthur S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1978 |
| Place of death | Chicago |