Walter Rosenblum

Walter A. Rosenblum (1919–2006) was an American photographer whose work spanned the decades from 1938-1980. He photographed the World War II D-Day landing at Normandy in 1944, fought through France and Germany, and He the among the first Allied photographers to enter the liberated Dachau concentration camp.[1] One of the most highly decorated U.S. Army Signal Corps combat cameramen, Rosenblum received military decorations including a Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, 4 Battle Stars and an Arrowhead Device. His photography is in collections of museums around the world.[2]

Biography

Rosenblum was born on October 1, 1919, in New York City.[2]

Rosenblum was a member of the New York Photo League where he was mentored by Paul Strand.[3] He became president of the League in 1941.[4] He taught photography at Brooklyn College for 40 years.[3]

From 1952 to 1976, he spent summers in Norfolk, CT, as a professor at the Yale Summer School of Music and Art, where he taught photography.

His wife was groundbreaking photographic historian Naomi Rosenblum, author of THE WORLD HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY and A HISTORY OF WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS (Abbeville Press). They had two daughters, Lisa, a telecommunications executive and documentary producer/director Nina.[5]

Rosenblum died January 23, 2006.[6]

Collections

• The J. Paul Getty Museum[3]
• The Museum of Modern Art[7]

Awards and honors

• Lifetime achievement award - International Center of Photography (1998)[1]

Decorations

U.S. military decorations
Image	Decoration	Notes	Refs.
	Silver Star		[2]
	Bronze Star		[2]
	Purple Heart		[2]
	Presidential Unit Citation		[2]

References

1. Cotter, Holland (May 1, 1998). "PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; Tender Witness to the Togetherness of People in Want". The New York Times. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
2. "Walter Rosenblum Biography". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
3. "Walter Rosenblum". J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
4. "Scenes of Bravery and Determination: Walter Rosenblum's Homage to the Spanish Republicans". Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
5. DiSante, Joseph. "Walter Rosenblum: In Search Of Pitt Street". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
6. "Paid Notice: Deaths ROSENBLUM, WALTER". The New York Times. January 25, 2006. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
7. "Walter Rosenblum". The Museum of Modern Art

External links

Walter and Naomi Rosenblum Collection of Photography and Photographic History, Fales Library and Special Collections at New York University Special Collections