Sol Mednick papers
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the film and photography departments at the Philadelphia College of Art and proposals for the establishment of the Creative Photographers' School, all by Sol Mednick in the 1960s, as well as biographical materials about Mednick and about exhibits of his work and a thesis mentioning Mednick.
Dates
- Creation: 1946-1977
Creator
- Mednick, Sol (Person)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
The collection is open to research use.
Copyright and Rights Information
Standard Federal Copyright Law apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical / Historical
Sol Mednick (1916-1970) was a photographer, especially commercial and scientific, and also a creative designer and teacher based primarily in New York and Philadelphia. Mednick was responsible for developing the photography department of the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts) and was a founding member of The Creative Photographers' School. The latter was conceived as a home study photography school. Mednick became a member of the faculty ca. 1961. He married Miriam Mednick in 1945.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 document box)
Language
English
Overview
Papers relating to the film and photography departments at the Philadelphia College of Art and proposals for the establishment of the Creative Photographers' School, all by Sol Mednick in the 1960s, as well as biographical materials about Mednick and about exhibits of his work and a thesis mentioning Mednick.
Separated Materials
Materials Cataloged Separately Removed from this collection to Philips Wing (Art/Photography collection): 1. "An exhibition of work by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows in Photography." 1966. (gravure and letterpress) 2. Two copies of "Frederick Sommer: an Exhibition of Photographs at the Philadelphia College of Art, November 1 through November 30, 1968"
Processing Information
Processed by Janela Harris; Completed September, 2012.
Subject
- Mednick, Sol (Person)
Topical
- Title
- Sol Mednick papers, 1946-1977
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Janela Harris
- Date
- September 14, 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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