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April 20, 1975. (1975-04-20) (aged 60) New York City, New York, U.S. Known for. Photography. John Felix Vachon (May 19, 1914 – April 20, 1975) was an American photographer. Vachon is remembered most for his photography working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) as part of the New Deal and for contributions to Look magazine.
Dec 19, 2011 · The remaining negatives, taken by photographer John Vachon in the Canadian Rockies, have been hidden away – until now. It was yet another assignment for LOOK magazine staff photographer John Vachon. But when he arrived in Banff, Alberta, in mid-August of 1953 to shoot Marilyn Monroe on location making River of No Return, Vachon encountered an ...
Transcript Preface. The following oral history transcript is the result of a tape-recorded interview with John Vachon on April 28, 1964. The interview took place in New York City, and was conducted by Richard Doud for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Vachon was born to a middle-class Irish Catholic family in 1914. His father was a traveling salesman, and Vachon was raised on a modest block not too far from the wealthier neighborhoods around Summit Avenue. He had a Catholic education, attending Cretin High School and then St. Thomas College.
Aug 13, 2019 · John Vachon (1914-1975) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and received a bachelor's degree in English literature from St. Thomas College at age 20. He began his career as a photographer working for Roy Stryker (1893-1975) at the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression.
Publication. John Felix Vachon (May 19, 1914 – April 20, 1975) was an American photographer. Vachon is remembered most for his photography working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) as part of the New Deal and for contributions to Look magazine. Born 19 May 1914; died 20 April 1975. In 1936, Vachon was hired as a file clerk by the ...
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John Vachon (American, 1904–1975) 1946. Freight Car and Grain Elevators. ... Fort Tryon Park; New York, NY 10040; Phone: 212-923-3700; About The Met; Mission and ...
