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Vachon, John (American photographer, 1914-1975)
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Note: Born 19 May 1914; died 20 April 1975. In 1936, Vachon was hired as a file clerk by the Farm Security Administration, a government agency headed by Roy Stryker that employed photographers to document the effects of the depression on rural farming areas. From 1940 to 1942, he worked at the F.S.A. as a junior photographer. From 1942 to 1943, Vachon worked as a photographer for the United States Office of War Information, Washington D.C. From 1943 to 1944, and again from 1947 to 1948, Vachon worked as a photographer under Roy Stryker on the Standard Oil Project, New Jersey. From 1948 to 1971, Vachon worked as a staff photographer for Look magazine, New York City. From 1971 to 1975, Vachon worked as a freelance photographer in New York City. |
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(American photographer, 1914-1975) ..... [BHA Preferred]
(American photographer and photojournalist; born Saint Paul (Minnesota, United States), 1914; died New York (City) (New York, United States), 1975) ..... [CCA]
(artist, 1914-1975) ..... [GRL]
(American artist, 1914-1975) ..... [MoMA]
(American photographer, 1914-1975) ..... [RKD]
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Auer, Encyclopédie des Photographes (1985)
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Canadian Centre for Architecture database
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Eastman House Database [online] (n.d.)
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Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: n95036415
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Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: n95036415
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Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
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Macmillan, Encyclopedia Photographers (1983)
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MoMA, Library Catalog (1976)
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Naylor, Contemporary Photographers (1988)
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O'Neal and Collier, A Vision Shared (1976) p.269
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RKD Artists database (2000-) 377727
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Sloane, American Situation (1976)
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Wikidata online (2000-) Q3182639 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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