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WILLARVDA ND YKEA RCHIVE
GUIDSEE RINUMEBSE R FOURTEEN
CENTEFRO RC REATPIHVOET OGRAPHY
UNIVEROSFIA TRYI ZONA

WILLARVDA ND YKEA RCHIVE
CompilbeyLd e slSiqeu yrCeasl mes
GUIDSEE RINEUSM BEFRO URTEEN
CENTEFRO RC REATIPVHOET OGRAPHY
UNIVEROSFIA TRYI ZONA
CentfeoCrrr eaPtihvoet ography
ThUen iveorfAs riitzyo na
Copyri1g9h9t2©
ArizBooanraod fR egents
AlRli gRhetsse rved
PhotographsV abnDy y kWei llard
Copyri1g9h9t2©
BarbVaarnDa y ke
DesigbnyNe adn cSoyl omon
PalaTtyipongor aphy
PrinbtyAe rdi zLointah ographers
DistribbyCu etnetfoderC r r eaPthiovteo graphy
ThUen iveorfAs riitzyo na
TucsAorni,z 8o5n7a2 1
ISS0N7 39-4578
ThCeh ilMdursLetean r n,
CovePrh:o togruanpknhoewrn
WillVaarDndy kfei lming
1940
AnseAld amAsr chive
Contents
5
Intrfod uction 9
Grou/p64 b yW illVaarDndy ke 11
ChronoalnoFdgi yl mography
WILLAVRADN D YKAER CHIINVVEE NTORY
Correspo1n9d2e5n-c1e9,8 7 17
FamiCloyr respo1n9d2e7n-c1e9,8 5 19
BiograMpahtiecr1ai9la1 l5s-,1 987 20
WritainnIdgn st er1v9i2e5w-s1,9 85 21
ActiFviilt1ey9s 3,2 -1986 23
Museuomf M odem FAirl1te9 s6,4 -11998759 , 27
PublicaantCdil oinpsp1 i9n3g4s-,1 987 28
FinanacnIidna slu rRaenccoe1r 9d3s6,- 1987 29
PhotogMraatpehri1ic9a 2l9s-,1 982 30
OthMeart ercia1a.9l 4s0,, 1960-1985 31
RelaRteesodu rces 32
IndteoCx o rrespondence 33
Photographs 36
Thec omeraclia nd docu·nreyun etsso fp hoo­t
gra:'p1haylv oene b eef-aiml li atro 1e1) ubl1bcu,tt he
l�gitimautseeo ft hem ed1ausnan ta rtf or1ms c om­
parativenle.yw T hek noewdlgteh at• hoogtrapchayn
records urfatceex tuarnedt onalg radatbieotnt tehra n
anyo themrei du1, hasl edt ?t heu seo �pu rep hoto­
grapa:s1a y m eanfso r; ersoenxarple ssion.Ji o remto s
am na ptihoen eeirnts h ifsi eladr eE dwa,rd, es,t on
AlfreSdt ie5liPtazuS,lt ranadnd, C narlSeaese lr.e
Theiwro rhkas madiet a Jparetnhtap th too3rhayp1 s
a livec,o ntem0pyo mertanod rfeocro rdtihngel ife
aronudu s,a ndt hrougthh ec hoi0c1el ensc,a mera,
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Introduction
Photogrfaiplhmemrca,uk reartt,eo arc,h er-VWainDl ylkpaeur rds auleoldft hese
careeHresi .ps erhbeaspktsn owfnoh rio sv etrh iyretayor fis n volvweimtehn t
documenftialramyscs a merapmarno,d ucer,a nsddci rriepcttHwoerri i,ast l esor .
remembaesDr ierde ocftt hoFeri lDme partmaettn htMe u seumo fM odeArrnwt h ehree
creanteewfd i lpmr ogr(aemss peciaelmlpyh asfiozrienigg n and avaanndt -garde films)
addteodt hfiel cmo llections.
WillVaarnDd y kmea ybe lewsse lkln owansa f oundmienmgbo eftr h Ger ofu/ p64 .
Hiasn Mda rJye annEedtwtaerg dasl'/lsse truyad t68i 3oB rockfhu rst, Oakland, California,
waasn i nfogramtahle prliafncogher i f sr ieanndodst haerrti sEtdsw.a Wreds ton wrote
inh idsa yboionkt haeu tuomf1n 9 3a2b otuhtfe o rmaotfGi roonuI 64p : "paa rwtays
giveexnc lusfiopvrhe oltyo graatWp ihlelrasTr hdo'wse1sh .og atfh earnpedad r toofo k
winaen pdh otote.c.hf.no irqmaueg edr owuipt thhp er impaurryp oofsse t imulating
inteirnrfe es pathl o togarnaedpn hcyo urnaegwti anlge Gnrto.u"/p6 e4x isatsael do ose
confedeorfpa htoitoong rfaoeprsh seenrtsti harlyeleeya f rrso,1m 9 3t2of1 /93645 .
Grou/p64 i mse ntiobnyep dh otohiasstas o irginainofsci ccuarnirtnte hnec e
develoopfAm meenrti pchaont ogrFaoWprih lyl.Va arnDd y kGer,o up waso nloyn e
ofm anayc tiviniw tiheishce hw as invTohleeva erdl.y thait ritimoeefcs r ewaatisn g
lastifnrgi endasnfdho ierpx sp erimewnittvahat riidooinur se cftohirio lsni sfW ee. know
thhaett urndeodwa np romowtiitSohhn e OliCllo mpainn1y 9 3w1h,i wcohu lhda ve
provifdienda senccuira(ilWt eys tdoany'bso tohkhaset)a ;t temtpoft oerdamF ilamn d
PhoLetaog uienLo sA nge(lVeaDsn y keu'nsp ublished autobiographical manuscript); and
thhaetbe gamna kisnhgof ritl( mosne ea rfliysl cmr siuprtv iif/nhv iepssa pePresr)h.a ps
theixsp erimeenxtaptliiaonipn na srt,thl ,ea ocfkp rimsoaurrycm ea teriinta hVleas n
DykAer chtiodv oec umheinesat r plhyo togcraarpeGheriroc,u 6 p4 o,rh igsa llaetr y
68B3r ockhWuhriswltre.i thiiansug t obioigntr haeepi hgyhV tainDe ysk,pe e nntehde
follonwoitn"eg:aa ti t m ew heI2nw adse epilnyv owlivtefhdi Dl.mL .[ DoroLtnahgeea]
calmleet dot emlelh owi mporIth aanbdte e tnop hotogrIda ipshmyi.ts hseiedd ea, but
iwta ism portthasanhttsae i di t."
AlthoVuagnDh y kdei ndo atc tugailvulepys tpihlolt ogurnatipalhb yo1 u9t3 b8y,
theen odf 1 93h4ew abesc omimnogri en teriencs itneedm atoagsarw aapyth oy
documesoncti eHteybe .l ietvhedadto cumefnitalrmyma kwionuglp dr otvobee af ast
anedf fecwtaiytv oep reseinsts aunetdso c resoactieca hla nIgnie .n terfvrioetmwh se
seventiVeasnD, y kael asot tribhuistshe ifsfr tos mt pihlolt ogtroca ipnheym atotgor aphy
anu nconsdceisotoiu ersse t aabnli idsehnse tpiatryfa rtoehm if sr iend Edward Weston.
Hem ovefdr oOma kltaonN de wY orCki tiyn1 93a5n bde ghainls o nags sociation with
documenftialrmym aking.
InN ewY orVka,nD ykjeo iNnyekdi Th(neloRa c itavelerFlr re odThn FetRi iilevamrnes wd)ro rkaesad
cameraomansen v erfaill AmtsR .a lSpthe irneecro'msm enVdaanDt yikowena ,cs h osen
aso noeft hcea merafmoPeran rL eo rentz'si n1 937. isc onsiad ered
claAssmiecr idTcohacRenui mveeanrnt,wda a risym poritanen stt ablViasDnhy iknefg'i slc ma reer.
Lorehnatgdzi vVeannD ykaeg redaetao lfa utonaonmrdye sponstoii bnitleitrthpyer et
fisclrmi pAtf.t er VanD ykbeec amien creafsriunsgtwlriyat hthiel sde voefl
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193h8ea,T n hRdea lSpTthhe eir neesri fgrnoeFmdr onttiofe orr Amm eriDcoacnu menFtairlym s,
City.C ity
IncT.h eoiTnrowe n-c,yoe lalra boratiinaosa nt irbreuihstcuu mlotredodeu psi cotifuo rnb an
licfael led rafno trw yoe aartts h Nee wY orWko rlFda'beisgr i nniinn g
193V9a.l ley VanD ykepe'rsso nfaalv owraimsta ed,ie n1 94a0n edx amitnhleeis f e
ofa nu nemplPoeynends ysltveealnwioaTr hkieyrret.ay or ffs i lmmafkoilnlgo wed in
whiVcahnD ykper oduacnedddi recftieldfm ofsro undactihounrsc,h es, anidn dustries,
televViasnDi yoknbee.c amwee lkln owfnop rr odudcoicnugm efnitlawmsri yta hso cial
statemenftot rha "enc dl aarnibedta yu toyft hiem ages.'t3
By1 96V5a,nD ykwea rse afdoyarc hanWghee.Rn e nde' HarnotnhcDeoi urrectt,o r
oft hMeu seumo fM odeAmr otf,f ehrietmdh po es itoifDo inr ecotfto hrFe i lLmi brary
theVraenD, y kteo otkhjo eb .H ese rveidnt hciasp afcriotNmyo vem1be5r1, 9 6t5o,
Janu1a,1r 9y7 a4n,hd a tdh nea mceh antgote hdDe e parbnoefFn itlt mor eftlhecet
broadescnoipeon fag c tivHiititsee sn.uw armase r kedb ym orfeu ndfionfrgi lm
preservtahteeis otna,b liosfth hfmeie lsnmtt u cdeyn taentrdh, ie n trodoufnc etwi on
fEidlwmaWmreadtsk hteronro.fsu i gplhmr ogramass" Csiuncehp arno"dbeW "h aHta'pspe niHnegw .a"s
askbeydJ ohSnza rkowisn1k 9i7t 3od irtechtme u seum1'9s7r 5e trospeecxtihvieb ition,
VanD ykbeeg ahni tse acchairnieegn1r 9 7H2e.e stabtlhifesi hlpemrd o gartat mh e
StaUtnei veorfNs eiwtY yo raktP urchaansesedr veadst hdee partcmheanitra mnadn
taugchotu risenfs i plrmod ucutnito1in9l 8T 1h.see v entailebsosr ouagr hetn ewed
inteirnVe asnDt y kee'asrp lhyo togarnaedpx hhyi boiftih oiwsno sr fko lloHwee d.
retutrons etpdih lolt ogirna p1ha9yn7t d7r avteoIl reedl taopn hdo togirna p1h9 79 and
1980.l aTyshetae or fs lhiiwfsee rs epe nwtr ithiiansug t obiowghrilalpiehv yiS nagn tai n
FeN,e wM exiIcno1 .9 8h5ew ansa metdhf ei rAsrttiL satu rienaR tees idfeonrc e
HarvaanrRdda dclHiefp flea.nt nofe idn eidsihtih nimgsa nuscraitHp atr vbaurdtdi ed
enr outtoCe a mbriMdagsesa,c husetts.
WillVaarnDd y kseen tth Cee ntfeoCrrr eaPtihvoet ogwrhaapwtha yts o bec omet he
coroefh icso lleicn1ti 9o8nA5 f.t heidrse ahtihws,i fBea rbdaornaa atdeddi tional
materials.
Thpea pecrosn toanileni nfeoaoorftc orrespond(e1n9c3e1 T-fh8ime6la )ejo.sr oift y
thlee tterfsr otmdhs aeit xett hireostu hgeehi ghtIinecsl.ui dsc eordr espownidtehn ce
othpehro tograanpfdhr eiressnu dcashsA nseAld am(s1 932-f8 4C)u,n nIimnoggheanm
(1957R-a7l6p)h, S(1t9e7i0na-en8rEd5 d )w,aW reds ton (1931-57).
Alft hoWuiglhlV aarnDd y kwea saf oundmienmgbeo rfG rou/p64 ,v erlyi ttle
primraerseya rch ambaottuehtgre ri oaiulfsp o uinnhd i cso llecItnifoonr.ma atboiuotn
GrouIp i64ds i spertsherdo ugthhpoeau petra snm da ybe fouinnCd o rrespondence
FilBeiso,gf r aMpahtiecraAilca tilvsFi,it lyae nsAd,u diovMiastuearlOi fap lasr.t incoutlea r
amontgh emsea teriisea xltse ncsoirvree spofnrdoeEmnd cweaW reds t(o1n9 31-i1n9 34)
whiGcrho u/p6 a4c tiavridteii sceuss Fseidl.ces o ntatihnoe r igeixnhailb ition
announcfermotemhng etr f o ufpi'rsshs otiw n1 93p2h,o tocoofAp niseeAlsd ams
correspdoinscduesntschiegen r go (u1p9 32a-n3cd4o )r,r espownidteJhne caTenu cker
abotuhtfe i mrasjotGr r ou/p64 r etroshpeeclitdnSi tvL.eo uMiiss,so uirn1i 9,7 A7l.so
inclaurdaeev di deoitnatpeedr avtPie enwn sySltvaaUtnneii av eirn1s 9i7t0y where he
discfu sCseasl ifpohrontioag irna ptthhhyie ra tineadvs i deotalpeedct auttr hCeee ntfeorr
CreaPthiovteo girn1a 9p8hO2yn. ef olcdoenrta pihnost ocoofpp uibelsi cations about
Grou/p6 (41 932t-h7wa8et)r a es sembblyVe da nD yke.
VanD ykebe'gsi nnaisnac g isn ematoagrrfeaa piwrhelelryrle preseinntt hepeda pers
bufte mawt erifarlotsmh m ei ddfloer ttiherso tuhgsehi xetixeisSs itg.n iiftiecimsan n t
the coalrlleece ttittooehn ri fssi anMcaeerB ya rnwertittw theihnl ewe a s cameraman for
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ThRei ver ThCei ty
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(193fV7ia)lsclT;mrlow ieyanp n tcd l ippfiohnrig dssi rectdoerbiouantl (193a9n)d ;
af ilscmr iBepntM ,a ddofwi'dlsim a arnycd,l ippfionrg s (194V2aC)nDa. ym keer'as,
wCeilnklen moawf,ni lm (19i4sr0 e)p resewnittfehid ar nsfdti ndarlao fftts h scer ipt,
clippainnadgn as r,ti bcylV ea nD yk"eV,a lTloewynH ,ow I Wta sM ade("U .S.
1941O)t.hm eart erdioaclusm ehnitfsii nlgm mackairneegr ifnicscllrmui dpet s
creabtyoe tdh er writeDryskw eaw fshi elnm Vparno tdhuOecf eforif Wc faeor r
Informa(t1i9o4n3a -nc4dl5 i)p pfiomnrog sostf h is dfuirlitmnhsfg ei fatinesdsi xties.
ThMeu seuomf M odeArrnFt i lceosn tmaaitne rdiocaulmse nVtainDn ygk et'esn ure
asd irecotfto hrFe i lDme partamneadns t diorftec htmeou rse umE'dsw aWreds ton
retrospeecExtidhvwieaWb irein1dsti 9 to75onA.n c .ti vidtociuemse natreVeda nD yke's apaponidn tment
retirefmieldnmet p,a rtpmreonjvtea crtisfo,iu selsmr iscersee,n ifnigelsxm,h ibiatinodn s,
theex hibition, Relattote hdpi esr iaortdeh e hourseechoorboldod k kse pt
byB arbVaarnDa y kteh daett tahigelu easntmdse nufsr osomc ieavle natsssoc iawtietdh
VanD ykepo'ssi taitto hnme u seum.
Photographifco uimnntad ht ceeo rlilaeciltnsic olonun dheeu ndfrief8dtx y1 0-inch,
black-annde-gwaht(ii1tv9ee2 s19 9-7399-,M8 o2sa)tr. ce o pnye gatiavcecso mpbayn ied
prinitnisntgr uOctthimeoarnt se.ri inacllsesuv deesn h eeotsfV an Dykep rcioonnftt sa ct
at rip made wWietshta onEnCdd h waaWrriidsl sotnoN orthCeairlfno rinn1i 9a3o 7n,e
modesrtnu pdryi onfAt n seAld amisnt hteh iratnifdei smv,ode e ms tupdryi wnhtisc h
havbeee nc ancepolslseidbb,ylV ya nD ykeT.hc eo lledcotienosonc t o ntVaainDn y ke's
filomros r igniengaalt ives.
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anlde graelc ordssp.e cniOoaftil eVs a n Dyke'sa u3t2o8b-ipoagmgraean puhscirciaplt
thhaetti tl"eOdnP eh otogrJaopuhrneAerny'I ,sl lusMtreamtoeidVr a.nD" y kweo rked
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TAhnBeserl i dAgdEead.mw saW,re ds taonnDd,o rotLhaenagH eeHd. ii gAschdu vsheseifnssit lumrmea ckairneegr
foarp proxi2m00ap taegilenysc lutdhien gf oiflT mhien g and
Hea ldsoi scusasetgs r elaetn fgitlhm tihneg televseirsiieosn
witLho weTlhlo maUsn.f ortuvnearltyie tiltnylf,eo rmaabotuhitio rsne latiaonnds hips
collaborwaititoohtn hfsei rl mmakheiyrses a,ar tts h Meu seuomf M odeAmr otr,h is
returnp htoot osgtirigsali plvh eyn .
NOTES
1NancNye whaeldl., (NeYwo rTkh:e
ApertuFroeu ndaItino1cn9.,73,p ) a,g e 264.
TheD ayboookfsE dwarWde stoVno.l uImMex.ei coV,o luImICae.l ifornia.
2WilVlaaDnry dk Neo.t feso aru tobiocga1r.9a 84pW.hi yl,lV aarDndy kAer chCienvtefe,orC r r eaPtihvoet ography,
TucsoAnr,i zona.
3HerbReerytn oWlidlslSl,io aaman n,Md a rSittuar kAennn.o tations, Museoufm
ModemA rt(.N eYwo rMku:se uomfM odeAmr 1t9,84 p)a,g1 e2 7.
CircuFlialLtmii rybn rCgaa ta/cg,
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