Collection SPEC 4 - Gordon E. Smith papers

Ansel Adams and Photography students on a field trip to a Long Beach scrapyard. Photography student on a field trip to a Long Beach scrapyard. Ansel Adams and Photography students on a field trip to a Long Beach scrapyard. Ansel Adams and Photography students on a field trip to a Long Beach scrapyard. Ansel Adams and Photography students on a field trip to a Long Beach scrapyard. Semi-nude male model with a mask of a woman's face on the back of his head at the beach. Edd... Two models in bathing suits using a door as a prop at Joshua Tree. Two models in western costume at Red Rock Canyon. Models in western costume in a 1948 Buick Super Eight Roadmaster convertible at Red Rock Canyon. Models in western costume in a 1948 Buick Super Eight Roadmaster convertible at Red Rock Canyon. Students and models at Red Rock Canyon. Student cooking on a Coleman camp stove at Red Rock Canyon. A model in western costume at Red Rock Canyon. Eddie Kaminski and students on a field trip at Malibu. Eddie Kaminski and students on a field trip at Malibu. Eddie Kaminski and students on a field trip at Malibu. Model posing on the rocks at Malibu. Student W. A. Curtis posing as a fisherman for a Four Picture Story assignment for Richard Owen&#... Student W. A. Curtis posing as a fisherman for a Four Picture Story assignment for Richard Owen&#... Student W. A. Curtis posing as a fisherman for a Four Picture Story assignment for Richard Owen&#...
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SPEC 4

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Gordon E. Smith papers

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  • 1948-1993 (Creation)

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1 folder and 176 photographs

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Smith, Gordon E.
(1928 March 21 -)

Biographical history

Gordon E. Smith (PHOT 1950) attended the Art Center School on the GI Bill. After returning to New York, he worked for a studio until he started on his own in 1961. He specialized in food photography which he shot for almost all of the "Seven Sisters" (Redbook, Woman's Day, etc.) as well as cookbooks.

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The Gordon E. Smith papers are mainly images taken by Smith while he was a student and as a professional food photographer. Also included is a packet from the Art Center School consisting of a cover letter, his grade transcript, and a Certificate of Completion.

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Copyright held by Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, Calif.) unless otherwise noted.

Digital materials and catalog records are made available for educational and research purposes only and cannot be reproduced, distributed, or published without written permission from Art Center College of Design.

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