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Walter Rosenblum

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Walter A. Rosenblum (1919–2006) was an American photographer. He photographed the World War II D-Day landing at Normandy in 1944. He was the first Allied photographer to enter the liberated Dachau concentration camp.[1] He received several military decorations including a Purple Heart. His photography is on display in museums around the world.[2]

Biography

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Rosenblum was born on October 1, 1919, in New York City.[2]

Rosenblum was a member of the New York Photo League where he was mentored by Paul Strand and Lewis Hine.[3] He became president of the League in 1941.[4] He taught photography at Brooklyn College for 40 years.[3]

During the McCarthy years, he and the rest of the members of the New York Photo League were blacklisted.

From 1952 to 1976, he spent summers in Norfolk, CT, as a professor at the Yale Summer School of Music and Art, where he taught photography.

His wife was photographic historian Naomi Rosenblum. They had two daughters, Lisa and documentary filmmaker Nina.[5]

Rosenblum died January 23, 2006.[6]

Collections

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Awards and honors

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Decorations

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U.S. military decorations
Image Decoration Notes Refs.
Silver Star [2]
Bronze Star [2]
Purple Heart [2]
Presidential Unit Citation [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cotter, Holland (May 1, 1998). "PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; Tender Witness to the Togetherness of People in Want". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Walter Rosenblum Biography". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Walter Rosenblum". J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Scenes of Bravery and Determination: Walter Rosenblum's Homage to the Spanish Republicans". Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. ^ DiSante, Joseph. "Walter Rosenblum: In Search Of Pitt Street". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths ROSENBLUM, WALTER". The New York Times. January 25, 2006. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Walter Rosenblum". The Museum of Modern Art
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Walter and Naomi Rosenblum Collection of Photography and Photographic History, Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University Special Collections