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CENTERF ORC REATIPVHOTEO GRAPHY
THEU NIVRESITOYF ARIZONAT UCSON NUMBER JULY
85721 12 1980
W EUGENSEM ITH
EarWloyr k

Contents
DirecSttoart'esm ent
3
W.E ugeSnmei 1t9h3:8 -1951 5
byW illJioahmn son
GenSem iAtP he:r sNoontael 21
byJ ohMno rris
Portfolio
AS eleocfPt hiootno graphs
byW .E ugeSnmei th
LiosfPt l ates 80
ThWe. E ugeSnmeiA trhc hive 85
AcquisHiitgiholnisg ht 86
RobFerratn k
byS usEa.Cn o hen
Acquisitions 88
JanutahrryoJ uugn1he9 79
W.E ugeSnmei th 97
AC hronoBliobgliicoaglr aphy
1934-P1a9Ir7 t9 ,
byW illJioahmn son
CENTERF ORC REATIPVHEO TOGRAPHY
isar esepaurbclhi coafpt rieovni uonupsulbyl oirsu hneidqm uaet e­
rifarlo tmh ceo lleicntt hiaeor ncsh oiftv heCese ntfeoCrrr eaPthiovteo grSaupbhsyc.ra inprdte inoenw al
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CentfeoCrrr eatPihvoet ogrUanpihvye,or fsA irtiyz ona,
84E3a sUtn iverBsoiutlye vTaurcds,Ao rni,z o8n5a7 19.
CenftoeCrrr eaPthiovteo graphy
UniveorfAs riitzyo na
Copyri1g9h8t0©
ArizBoonaaor fRde gents
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PhotogbryWa .Ep uhgse Snmei th
Copyri1g9h8t0©
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GenSem iAtP he:r sNoontael
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PhotogbryRa opbhFesrr atn k
Copyr©i 1g9h8bt0yR obFerratn k
RobFerratn k
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atiEonndaolw mfeotnrhtA e r tafs e,d aegreanl cy.
BACKC OVER: FRONCTO VER:
W.E UGENSEM ITuHn:t icta1l.9e 3d5,. "WE.u geSnmeia tbho tahrUed. SB.uSn.kH eirl1 l9,4 3."
(Nootnbe a cokfp hotog"r1a9Cp3hh1e: v y stalPlheodt ographer unknown.
aetd goeflf o otdhd aets trMcoCyoeBodkr ei dge
neWairc hKiatnasc,aa 1s.9, 3 5.
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DirecSttoartse ment
� THISI SSUOEF T HEC ENTER'PSU BLICATIONh umansiutryr ouawn odironkfag r t.
Y idse vottaose edl eocfWt .iE oung eSnmei th'Isw istehox pgrreaststi Motr uJ.do ehM no rris
earplhyo togtrhamepa hjsoo,r fwi htiyhc ahv ew hhoa wsr itftoterhn ii sssa pu eer sroenmaelm ­
nevbeerep nu bliosrsh ebeeednf boytr hepe u blibcr anocfhe il si feflroinegn adnswdho irpk ing
ors choAl faerowsft . h iem agheasva ep pearreedl atiwointSshmh iitTphh .ec losoefnt ehsast
inp rionntli ynt hoer igpienrailo fdoircr aellsa tiiorsne sflheiicnptS emdi tdhe'ssi gnation
whitchhe wye rper odubceetdw1 e9e3an9n d befhoirdsee aotfMh r M.o rarsei xse coufht iosr
195E1v.ew ni tthhp eu bliocfta htpiiosor nt foelsitIoaa tlews.io s thoa cknowtlhetedr geem en­
of9 9i magleests,hs a tnep ne rcoefSn mti thd'osuo sr ganizeafftoairnotdmn oanlt ohfrs e ­
masteriwnto hrCeke sn taerrc'hwsii vhleal v es eawrhcihWc ihl lJioahmn dseovno ttote hde
beepnr esefnoatrpe pdr eciation Samnidat rhec vhiainolv ruedat etomri a oktneh. pi usb lication
Thissi mpmelaytn hsta htre e seaanrsdct hu dpyo ssAisabr leeso.uhf li rtse sehaehr acwshr itten
ofW .E ugeSnmei atsah n a rthiabssat r beel­ya fi nees soanSy m ith'csa reieanper hrlo yt ogra­
gu,na ntdh oantoe ft hCee ntperri'oswr iiltlip ehsya ndc ompitlhemedo setx tenSsmiivteh
bet aoi sdc hoalnasdrt su dienant thso raonudg hb ibliotgor adTpahhtiiyess . so ufte hC ee nter's
compilnetvee stoifSg maitatinhohd ni w so rkp ubliicnactlituohdfineer hssa tol ftf h bei bliog­
ovtehrce o miynegaI rnas d.d ittoui noknn owrna pwhhyi pcehr ttatoih ynees a crosv ebryte hde
imagtehSsem, i atrhc hailvcseoo n taaniu nns­p ortafnotdlh ieeos sTahyer. e maionftd heer
surpansusmebodefo r f tuenni qeuxea mpolfe bsi bliowgirblaelpp uhbyl iassash uedp plement
Smitmho'swste lkln owpnh otographst.oaf utiusrsoeuft e hC ee ntpeurb'lsi cation.
Thaet tenmdaitnegri inta halers c hsiuvceh Thiiss siusoe,fc ourssueb,s talnatrigaelrl y
asn egatciovnetssah,cec teo trsr,e spaonndd tehnamcnoe s,it s soufoe uspr u blicaaswt aitsoh ne,
notperso vainud nee quoaplpeodr tausdn oi tpyr,e viisosduuesev ottoe dM arMgartehtIehnre .
eacohft hCee ntaerrc'hsti osv teuspd,ey r sobnoatlch a saeg sr afnrto tmh Nea tioEnnadolw ­
attiatnuwddo ersk mientgh iondr se lattoi moenn ftot rh Aer tmsa dteh eex panded format
finiswhoerdkA slt.lo oof twerni thtiesnt oproys sWihbilsleue.cs hi zeiasbswluieerl sel m ain
musdte petnoacd e retxatiuenpn octno ntemtphoge­o afloo ru pru blicbaatsoienodo n ust side
rarcyo njeocfpt eurrsemo ontailiv nre esl atfiuonnd ainndsg u bsitdhieweyis la,ll sroe main
toas urvifvaoicront bg j neoctttom , e nttihoene xcepwtiitohtnihssne e ries.
sorteelsytt eemdp toaftb iootcnhr itaincdi smF inaIlw loyul,li dtk oee x praepspsr eciation
histtoomr aykt eh eev idfiettn hcteeh eoArry­.t oM inneBtutregP eusb,l ications Coordinator,
chisvuecashst hWe. E ugeSnmei ctohl lecwthigoou ni tdhecidos m pilsesoxufo e up ru blication
shosuulbds talnetstishaepelno l tyef notsriu aclht hropurgohd ucctoimopnl ettoi on.
problwehmipslr,eo viadttih sneag mt ei mdeoc ­
umentfaotarini o nnc reased ocfto hnes iderationJ AMESL .EN YEART
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ONE OF THE CRUCIAALS PECTS
carweaehsri i sn sitshthaeitnws ca ens o atna rotfb rililnidainvptih doutaol­
grabpuhatsna rotft hceo herent Hpihison tsoi-osenttse hsneac yer. i ghts and
responosfit bhiel ipthioettsooc gornattprhfhoeoel rro m ft hper esentation of
hiosw pnh otogiprsaa orpfSth m si th'sa npdha iorsfStt m oirtlyhe 'gse nd.
Durihnilgsi feStmiimwteahn,s e vaebrtl ope u bltihfseuh pl hlo etsos ays
ahs ep hotogtrhaeapmnh tdeh de rtehfleoa rrepg oersttoi fho ipnsh otographs
arneo ktn owOnn.ca elt lhp eu bliasnuhdne pdu blpihsohteodgi rnta hpeh s
W.E ugeSnmeiA trhc haittvh Ceee nftoeCrrr eaPthiovteo gwreardperh ayw n
togeatnhsdee rae sanb odoyfw orske vfearcatls becaFmiert shatep, p arent.
"kno(win."e . publisahreaedt )i fnSryma icottfthi h otenio mtbaaoglde ys
ofh iesx celleInnot t hwweoorrr Sdkms.i, dt ihnd o mta kaef edwo zen "beau­
tiful" pahnotdth oogursoaafpin hndsds i ffpehroetnotg Srmaipmthahsd .e
manhyu ndorf"e bdesa utiful-"m apnhoyofw t hoihgcarhvna eep vhbeser e n
sepeunb licly.
Thweo rokfa rftoS rm iwtahts h ees saanynd,o a tn pya rtiicmualgaers
witihtOi.bn v iosuosmelesy s,aa rfyeasm r o reex teannddes/dou rc ctehsasnf ul
othbeurhtsev , e sreyl tdhoomu igtnh etro mtfsh " es inigmlaeag"net d;h n eu m­
beor"f i soilmaatigehnedi s"ws o ritks i incnyo mpatrtoih sseio oznhfe i o se uvre.
Smidtihhda avh ei gdhelvye lnoaprersdae tnaisnvhedeec ouplutdto gether
numboefir msa gaerso uapn adr titcoupilinaacm r a nntehrwa atcs o herent,
meanianngedfx uplr,e Tshsimisev aetn.hsh a etc outladpk heo togorfta hpeh s
gralnadn dasncodaft p hete e ldleitnaagswi elal,spl h otogorfta hpeh sp articu­
laorfes v eanntadsc ttihowanetsrp el aoyueitdnt hsep abceet wteheotnsw eo
extrTehmgeer so.ou fpp sh otogtrhaSapmthi csth ho tsoee n laarnmgdeo unt
frohmit so tal ocfon lelgeaoctntia vinpeoyasn r titcoupdliouac sr u aclolnys ti­
tuatp eo werfullcyo memxeupnprotetn sh tsaoitpv Fieoc mr.a jeosrs haey s,
ofteennl aarngmdeo du nsteevdhe urnadlpr heodt ogtrorae pphrhsei scseo nnt­
ceptoifto henas ts Iawtya .ns o utn usfuoSarml i ttoch o nsmiadnecyrr opping
variaantmdia onnlysa yd-eosuiftgo enras oc fhh iess sTahyaesm .o uonfmt a te­
ritahlraset m aiintn hsAer chdievmeo nstthrhaaetht aesdsp ehnutn droef ds
houirncs a repfauiln satsaskeisnosgfmm aennoytft hpeo ssviabrliea tions of
presenotfea atceihso sna y.
WheInm entaip oanr tipchuoltaor-t ehsaisrsat yIiu csilunear lelfye rence
thpeu blivsehresodift o hnea sts Haoyw.e vmeycr o,m meanrbteas s oentd h e
experoifte hnleca er mgoerrce,o mprehaenn(dsi minyv o ep,i ngiroena)t er
esstahySa mti htihm,s peulttfo ,g ether.
W.J.
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W EugenSem it1h9:3 8-1951
altehriissno gc,si taalst huisf ftrionmmgi nor
crafttsomm eadnsi taa r.
�IN THELb AyTWE i1 9l3ltJ0ihosUae hn min tsSetodanw t aess Undetrh epsree sstuhvreoe csa,b tuhlaatr y
� comionugot ft hdee epeecsotn odmeipcr edse­fintehsdet yolfte r adinteiwposhn oatlo gra­
siionin t hsi stAonrdwy,h. i le opfdo icsktertpeshs ybs e gtaonfl uxa nds hiPfrte.v itohuesl y,
ancd hasotsei xlils tthecedo ,u nwtarsfiy l lerdi gocroomumsi ttmope rnetst ehsneut b jaesc t
witahb rawlsiennogsfe e n erTghyes. u ddeinn formcaotuipotlnote, hdl e i mitoaft itohnes
exploisniptouonb liocfal tairognep -iscitzuaerw ek wacrudm,b erpsroecmsaesm etrhaaesvn a il­
magazsihnaersae nddr efletchtaeetdn ergayb.lh eap,dr oduadc ierdre ecctso trydSl ueb.j ect
Lifien'ssta anandmt a zpionpgu sluacrcw easss w aasl -li tpsr esenatssa itmipaoslpn eo ssible.
quicfkollyl boywa fle odo odfs imipluabrl iOcnaea­ spoefcc ht anwgaets h ien jeocftt ihoen
tiosnusca hsL ooFkl,a sFho!c,uP so,tC ol,i cks,t yolfce o mmeprhcoitaolg irnattphophe ry e vi­
KenP,i Pei,c tSuereae,nso ,dt hwehrissc oho no usmluyn danneewp sh otogArnadsp thyi.ln e
launicnhpterodi nt. thbee csotm meprhcoitaolg orfta hdpeah wyya s
Thebsrea rsahwd,,e mocarnaedtx itcr aoarh diigs­ht yalsep,it raoir antng fld a vowriettdhh e
narviiltmyaa lg azwienrpeeas c kweidth hu n­spiocfEe u ropCeoanns truscptuoinuv itin s m
dreodfps h otog-rpahpohtso gorfaa npyh­tsh aeb ruapntg,uc lrairas,npa d,b oavl"elm od­
thiannged v eryPtohliinttgui.rc maiolnti hle e rnp"r esenotfa t"tiNhoeenw s- Objectivity"
FaEra sact h,o rmiankee's-seu cprt ehlteas t,e msotv emoeftn hte 1T9h2eb0 escs.ot m mercial
discoovfse crii-eenascl wele rhee ludpt ot hep hotogruaspithnhegsir tssy i lnte h ciosu ntry
publeinct'rsag naczeed. werEed waSrtde icAhnetnoB,nr uePhalu,l
Ana vrieda d(oe rpr e,r hmaoprasec curaOtuetleyr barnMidad rgMteui nnk aMcuscoihft. h e
ana vildo okceorup)lr do bsaebwele ylo lv ear photogirnta hpehnsyee wm agazwiandsey s­
thoupshaontdo geraacmphoh ns1t T hh.eislel unsa­miecx,c iatnifidnl gl,we idtt hhm eo vement
tramtaegda zwienreaesl stoa kionnag n ew necetsocs aatrtcyheh ey a en hdo ltdha et tention.
dimenistnih goeen n esroacslit arlu cwtiutrheisnM argaBroeutr ke-aWy hoiutnpegh,eo rt og­
thceo unTthreywy.e rpei ckuipna cg e rtarianp whhedori sptlhamiyiseox dff orimnatle rest
ene-rgbye com"ihno-gta "n wde reev olvainnndge wswosrutbhjiyenh c eetra rwloyrd ke,­
inftoor caegfeunlwc iitehtsih sneo cmiaatlr ivxe loipneotdnoo e fp hotojou"rsntaoalfri ss"m 's
thtahtre eyp ourptoeVnde. rq yu icLkilfpyeh o­ thadte caAdnee .v eyno unpgheort ographer
tograapnhodet rhswe oruslc do mmaantdt enna­meWd.E ugeSnmei atlhps roe sepnhtoetdo ­
tion, coaonepdve eronab teidoifner notcmhe e g raopfmh isn gclreids apnnadec ststi hosanot o n
wortlhdta hter yep oarbtoeIudwtt a .as n a ctiavtet raatctteenwdti itthoh net ierc hnpiecraflec ­
scefinlel,we idtt hhp eo tefnotcrih aalna gned tiobne,a uctoimfpuols aintsdie ononsfm e o ve­
expanTshiero onol.fet hpeh otojowuarsn maelniAtsn.at d miorfMe arr tMiunn kaScmsiit,h
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obvihoiuessn ,e ragmya zainnhdgi esn thuastiew­di tthhB el aSctkPa hro atgoe nIcwtya .s
aswma isn fecBtyti hoteui smh.eew atsw entayt ­imoefh ecatcitci evniotryme,on uesra gnyd,
onhee,w assu cceasnsmdfo,ur le over, ibmemgeidnsinuaictnfcegeo Ssrms i Wtiht.h tiwnyo e ars
tobe d iscwuistswheo dn dbeyhr ip se e2 rs. hiwso rwka psu blishmeodr tehw aifintf ht y
Smibtehg pahno togrwahpihalithen i gs a rtiicntl heUesn itSetda tCeasn,aS doau,t h
WichKiatnash,ai sgs hc hiotnoh lee a rtlhyi rtAimeesr.ai ncEdau rope.
Hew orkpeadr t-ftotirhm Weei chnietwas ­Thiwso rokf taepnp eaasras e idn igmlaeg e
papaenridsn 1 93w4h,eh new a1s6 h,ip sh otoo­ra sas maglrlo oufpp h otoglroaopcshlesul sy­
graoptfhh sde r ouagphpte iatnrh eNede wY orkt eraerdo uasn idm tphleemT ehn.ea touftr hee
TimBeyst .ht ei hmeeh agdr adufartohemid g ha ssignamnetdnh tes fooftr hmpeau tb lications
schhoeow laa sl refiaxdeoydn a p hotogrparpehviecacn toehdef roecniutnhs iw so rakn tdh e
careAefrts.ei rmx o ntahtts h Uen iveorfs idtoymi nsatnrtei nnhg itesah r wloyri kts h e sense
NotDraem weh,e hreme a dseo m1e, 4p0h0o too­fv itality antdh watateds ci hsnpilcaayle ds kill
grapthhisen, i tial opfLu ibdflreie hcwia mt iwointt hhiienn diviimdaugTaealsk .ae sang roup,
tNo ewY orVke.rq yu ichkebl eyg taown o raks howeavv eerlr,ay r agncedo mpbloedoxyfw ork
an ewpsh otogrHaipsh jefiorrfb.so Ntre ws­wamsa ddeu ritnhgpi esr iIotwd a.sc l aimed
weewka bsr iaenffdr olma1 t9et3 8h ro1u9g4h3t hahtem adaep proxi5m0a,tn0ee0lg0ya tives
befWoorrelW da rI 3I .
In1 93h9es, i ganr eedt acionnettrrwo ao crtk
fotrw woe eokusot fe acmho nftohLr i fWeh.i le
workfionLrgi fceo nfeernroerdmp oruess tige
anmdu shta vper oviSdmeiwdti ht ahs trong
feeloifsn agt isftahwceot riikoni n t,s wealsf
rather limitpirnigm,ao rfsic ilonyng slies ting
imaogrem si neosrs Dauyrsi.1n 9g4S 1m,iw tahs
alloaws eldi gbhrtolasydc eoorpf ae c tainodn
heb egtaopn r odauf celewa rsgteorsr uicaehss
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radaiscs ignAmfettnehtries n .i fltuisaohfle x­
citefmreonamtc tuwaolrlkyai tnL gi fhea d
fadSemdi,st ehe tmohs a vseo ognr orwens tless
witthhl ei mitoafht iidsou nttsih eesr e.
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foArm eriMcaagna zainnide,np artiCcoull­ar,
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toh avbee coamlem aod setf acsttoap ffh otog­Smisttha ttome edi nc onvertshahatitis o n
rapfhoeCrro lldiuerri1sn9 g4a 1n 1d9 4p2r,o ­timaetP arawdaaesh aptpiymf eoh ri ma,n d
ducipnhgo togfroatrph hamsta gazailnmeo stth awta tsih tet rheha etl earhnoewtd op utto ­
weekTlhyel. i mitwaitttihho ainrs r angegmeetnahtc e orh eprheontto Tehfesa scsateyse.t m o
watsh Caotl liefrrse qmuuoessneottdn l loyyn e,b eltihseee choanoldftf h set ateamshe ehn atd,
orab te asv te freypw h otogfroearap achrhs t icaller.ep ardoyd uanc uemdb oefcr o hesrteonrti es
Thepsheo togwrearupesh epsdr imaarsii lllyuf soL­ri afneCd o llNieevresr.t ihmtea lyhe asvse,
trattioto hnCeso lltieexartnsssd e ldom bceoetnnh­ aattP arahdese e nmsoerdoe ft hcer e­
veymeudc whe ighmte aonrwi intght ihne ma­tipvoes sibtihlatitht peih eost ogrhaapdh er
selAvlessto.hn, ea touftr heae r tiicllleuss twriattthehicdeno ntoefmx atk iapn hgo sttooA rnyd.
weroef treant mhuenrd atnoep,it crailv,i ahle c earntdha aiadnm luyc h ffionrefuromt r hd ei s­
ultimiartreilttyoaS tmiintgh . ploafhy i wso rski,nh cewe a asb tlopeu blains h
extennduemdbo effir f teteotn w enpthyo to­
grapohnos n seu bjweecldtli, s plaalymeods t
bi-weienafik vloeyrs ipxa glea yion1u 9ta4 n2d
duritnhfiger psator ft1 943.
Duritnhgfie r sftey we aorfis te sx istence,
Paramdaeg azuisnepedh otogmruacmphoh rye
frequaennwdti ltayhm ucghr eaetmeprh asis
thaidnto teosd Aat yy.p iiscswauoleu c lodn tain
onoer t weox ten"dneadr rpahtoistvtoeo "r ies
oft etnto w enpthyo togarntadhp rehes m ainder
oft hsep awcaefis l lweidts hh orptheosrtt oo ries
ors inigmlaeg es.
Morseot hamna noyft hoet hmearg azines,
Paraadcec eapv teerhdyi glhe voefml a nipula­
tioofin t fse atsutroeTr hieessste.o wreirfeers e ­
quenitnle yff,es chto,nr atr rasttipivilecl t ure
"filsmc riupstusab"la lsoyena dt heor"erteiacla l
lisfiet"u Aas ttioocrnoy.n cweoputbl ewd r itten
anbdl ocokubetyda ne diotfotrpe,rn o fessional
modewlosu bledh iraendod,n o ccaesvieonn
ColliMearrsc,1h 9 472,. exaschtoa tn gwloeusbl edw orkoeudbt e fore
thpeh otogwreantpttoh helero caTthipeoh no.­
Att his point, pwriothbhia sbt loyg rfwaropuuhtslshtd ebr neae tdeidat siet fdh ,ew ye rae
junsitoarat Ltu isfa enc,de rtbaeicnolmdyii nsgfi­ lmf,om ra ximvuims iumaplan catr,r caot­ive
satiwsifittehhda e u thoritaroifta hna ths etrreuancnctddyur ,ra emp arteisce ntation.
magazSimnieqt,uh iL ti fien1 94I1na. s hortA tP araSdmei,lt eha rtnove adrh yis photo­
timheeb, e gtaown o rfkot rhn ee welsyt ablgirsahpeshdti aicnno c redt edore vehlivosop c abulary
weekmlayg azPianrea de. ofi magfiersmu, ph ipsa cianngid,n crheiass e
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