Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well done, Phil! FWIW, this may be a good time to remind of my little Sal memento that has been on my web site since 2004: http://www.nathanfoto.com/sal.html Cheers, Nathan On 13 Oct, 2011, at 5:28 , Phil Forrest wrote: > For my final act as an undergrad at Temple University I'm putting on a > public show of Sal DiMarco's work with the "Philadelphia Evening > & Sunday Bulletin" as well as what little of his personal work I will > be able to work through. > Dr. Ed Trayes, the director of the photography sequence as well as the > sponsor for my independent study was a friend of Sal's as well and is > looking forward to his work being shown and installed at the school. > The date of this exhibit is TBD but tentatively will be held in > mid-December. There is a chance that I will host it in late January or > early February of next year. > I never got the chance to meet Sal but just looking at the Urban > Archives collection in the Paley Library at Temple, his work pervades > Philadelphia history from the early 70's on. > Of course, every LUG member is invited. One aspect of this project is a > multimedia record and presentation of what Sal's friends and family wish > to say about him and his work. > I've learned recently that there are 40 boxes of Sal's personal > negatives which are largely uncatalogued and not archived digitally or > in print at all. The custodian of the Urban Archives, which holds > this personal work said that it was on long-term loan from Sal's > brother Joe for use by Temple students. The show is also an aim to get > this personal work archived for future use. > This is a giant project that I could work on for easily 5 more years > but its time has come. > > Here is my letter to the journalism chair and faculty: > > Throughout his life, Salvatore "Sal" C. DiMarco Jr. was a > Philadelphia photographer. He worked for the "Philadelphia Evening & > Sunday Bulletin" from 1967 when he began there until the day it closed in > 1982. His tenure at the "Bulletin" saw him move up the ranks from intern > all the way to chief photographer. The photographic vision of DiMarco > during those 15 years helped to shape the visual record of Philadelphia as > we know it. After the "Bulletin" closed in 1982 DiMarco worked full-time > as a freelance photojournalist. He contributed to TIME magazine, was a > photographer with the Black Star photo agency, was a member of the White > House News Photographers Association in addition to several professional > journalism organizations. > DiMarco died suddenly on June 11, 2004 at the age of 57, leaving > behind an immense photographic collection of professional and personal > images, many of the Philadelphia area. The photographic record which > Temple University holds in the Urban Archives is invaluable and the > contribution which DiMarco made during his time at the "Bulletin" cannot > be overlooked. > I intend to bring light to the work of this Temple alum and very > important member of the Philadelphia journalism community through a > memorial show of his work with the "Bulletin" and permanently displaying > some of his photos with stories throughout the School of Communication and > Theater as well as in the Urban Archives themselves. > Further, I hope this memorial show and installation will help me in > my effort towards getting 40 large boxes of DiMarco's personal negatives > archived for future use by Temple students and researchers in the > Philadelphia region. > > Respectfully, > Philip Forrest > Temple Photojournalism Class of 2012" > > Again, I will be updating the LUG on the date when this event will be > held and where the images will be displayed permanently. > I look forward to possibly meeting more of the LUG for this show and > prominently bringing Sal's very important photographic work in Philly > to the students in the journalism school as well as the whole > University. > > Thanks all, > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu