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In 1995 the Smithsonian Institution Press published her book, Poland 1946: the Photographs and Letters of John Vachon. She initiated Limón: a Life Beyond Words, researched archival materials, contacted the interview subjects, conducted most of the interviews, and collaborated on the treatment, script, and narration. Jeff Levy-Hinte.
Jun 9, 2010 · In March 2010, drastic fiscal measures were proposed to balance the Detroit city budget which included the firing of all arts teachers in the Detroit Public School system. Operatic tenor George Shirley, university emeritus professor of music and former director of the Vocal Arts Division of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, began documenting the situation, and we ...
John Vachon was born on May 19, 1914, to a middle-class Irish Catholic Family in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was the son of Ann Marie (O'Hara) and Harry Parnell Vachon. [ 2 ] His parents were not well off, his father made a get-by living as a traveling salesman in stationery supplies. [ 3 ]
00:00. 00:00. Motown Records was launched by Barry Gordy Jr. on January 12, 1959, and derives its name from a blending of motor and town honoring Detroit’s rich motor industry history. Gordy had a talent for music both as a songwriter, penning tunes like “Lonely Teardrops,” “ABC,” and “Do You Love Me,” and he possessed an innate ...
Feb 11, 2020 · The four schools that will turn into middle school conservatories this fall are Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts, Duke Ellington Conservatory of Music & Art, John R. King Academic and ...
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John Vachon (1914-1975) From 1936 to 1943, John Vachon traveled across America as part of the Farm Security Administration photography project, documenting the desperate world of the Great Depression and also the efforts at resistance—from strikes to stoic determination. This collection, the first to feature Vachon's work, offers a stirring ...
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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.
