Harold Corsini

1919 - 2008

Kort om konstnären

  • Died: 2008
  • Nationality: USA
  • Top 3 works: Physician, Harlem
  • Born: 1919, New York, USA
  • Lifespan: 89 years

early life and career

harold corsini was an american photographer born in new york city in 1919. he began his career as a freelancer and assisted arnold s. eagle for three years as a photography teacher for the national youth administration. corsini admired the work of roy stryker's farm security administration photographers and joined the photo league in 1938.

photographic work

corsini worked for life magazine and later joined the standard oil documentary project under roy stryker. in 1950, he accompanied stryker to pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and assisted him as head of the photographic department at the pittsburgh photographic library. he chronicled the city's first renaissance and remained in pittsburgh when the ppl disbanded to begin his own commercial photography business. he eventually became the official photographer for u.s. steel.

legacy and later life

corsini's work with u.s. steel reflected the industry from labor to output, and included industrial and technical pieces. he retired in 1975 and joined the faculty at carnegie mellon university, where he taught for nine years. his photographic work is held by the university of louisville photographic archives, the george eastman house photo collection, the carnegie museum of art, and the university of pittsburgh. he died on new year's day 2008, aged 88, following a stroke. important works by harold corsini can be found in various museums and collections, including the university of pittsburgh and the carnegie museum of art. his legacy continues to inspire photographers and artists today.

Frågor och svar

Under vilken historisk period verkade Harold Corsini?

Harold Corsini verkade under perioden Modernismen, vilket placerar konstnärens gärning i ett historiskt sammanhang.

Kan jag besöka ett virtuellt museum med Harold Corsinis verk?

Harold Corsinis konstverk kan upplevas i ett 3D-galleri på artistens sida Virtuellt 3D-galleri.

Finns det en tidslinje över Harold Corsinis verk?

Se en tidslinje över Harold Corsinis verk på sidan Konstverk efter datum, där verken är sorterade efter skapelsedatum.

Konstquiz

Det finns endast ett korrekt svar på varje fråga.

Fråga 1:
Vad var Harold Corsinis främsta roll under National Youth Administration?
Fråga 2:
Vilket fotoprojekt samarbetade Roy Stryker med Corsini kring?
Fråga 3:
Var etablerade Corsini sin kommersiella fotobusiness efter att ha lämnat Photo League?
Fråga 4:
Vem arbetade Corsini som officiell fotograf för?
Fråga 5:
Vilket museum innehar en betydande samling av Corsinis fotografiska verk?