Pedro E. Guerrero
Pedro Eduardo Guerrero (born September 5, 1917 in Casa Grande , Arizona , † September 13, 2012 in Florence , Arizona) was an American photographer, who mainly through his collaboration with the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the two sculptors Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson became known.
Live and act
Pedro Eduardo Guerrero was the son of the restaurant entrepreneur Pedro W. Guerrero and his wife Rosaura Castro. He was of Mexican descent and grew up in Mesa at a time when he had little contact with non-Hispanic people. He attended all-Mexican schools. At the age of 20, he moved to live with his brother in Los Angeles and began studying photography at the Art Center College of Design . He did not intend to study photography. It was just the only course that was still open to him. In 1939 he applied to the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright as a photographer for his buildings and was accepted. This resulted in a 20-year collaboration in which Guerrero photographed all of his buildings up to his death in 1959. This creative period was only interrupted by World War II , when Guerrero served as a photographer for the United States Army Air Corps .
From 1963 Guerrero worked for the American sculptor Alexander Calder as a photographer. He also worked with him until his death in 1976, 13 years later. Through a magazine article in 1979, he met the sculptor Louise Nevelson , with whom he then worked for five years.
On September 13, 2012, Guerrero died at the age of 95 of complications from cancer in his home in Florence, Arizona. He was survived by his wife and their three children.
literature
- Guerrero, Pedro E. A Photographer's Journey with Frank Lloyd Wright, Alexander Calder, and Louise Nevelson . Princeton Architectural Press, 2007, ISBN 1-56898-590-8
- Guerrero, Pedro E. Calder at Home: The Joyous Environment of Alexander Calder . Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, 1998, ISBN 1-55670-655-3
- Guerrero, Pedro E. Picturing Wright: An Album from Frank Lloyd Wright's Photographer . Pomegranate Press, 1993, ISBN 1-56640-804-0
Web links
- Pedro E. Guerrero in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Pedro Guerrero, Who Captured Art in Photos, Dies at 95 , nytimes.com
- ↑ a b Pedro E. Guerrero dies at 95; fine arts photographer , latimes.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guerrero, Pedro E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guerrero, Pedro Eduardo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Casa Grande , Arizona, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 2012 |
| Place of death | Florence , Arizona, United States |