Peter Stackpole
Peter Stackpole | |
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| Born | June 15, 1913 San Francisco, California |
| Died | May 11, 1997 (aged 83) |
| 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 for fifteen years. He was the son of sculptor Ralph Stackpole.
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- ^ 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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