Peter Stackpole

Peter Stackpole
Born (1913-06-15)June 15, 1913
San Francisco, California
Died May 11, 1997(1997-05-11) (aged 83)
Novato, California
Occupation Photographer

Peter Stackpole was an American photographer. Along with Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, and Thomas McAvoy, he was one of Life Magazine's first staff photographers and remained with the publication until 1960. He won a George Polk Award in 1954 for a photograph taken 100 feet underwater,[1] and taught photography at the Academy of Art University. He also wrote a column in U.S. Camera for fifteen years. He was the son of sculptor Ralph Stackpole.

References

  1. Peter Stackpole, 83, Chronicler Of California Trends for Life, by Rick Lyman, in the New York Times; published May 14, 1997; retrieved November 25, 2015


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