Literary Library

Gisele Freund

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1908 - March 30, 2000German-born French photographer and photojournalistAuthor of "French Photography in the 19th Century", "James Jo...
France French German Germany Paris Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Wade Davis

by Angela Beck
December 14, 1953 - Canadian anthropologist, author and photographerAuthor of "The Serpent and the Rainbow", "One River" (for which he was nominat...
Anthropologist Anthropology Author Canada Canadian Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Lucius Beebe

by Angela Beck
December 8, 1902 - February 4, 1966American author, photographer, historian, journalist and syndicated columnistAuthor of "The Stork Club Bar Book"...
Author Columnist Historian history Journalism Journalist Photo Photographer Photography Photos

George Ancona

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1929 - January 1, 2021American photo essayist and creator of children's picture booksAuthor of "Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day...
Children's Book Children's Books Essayist Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Helen Adam

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1909 - September 19, 1993Scottish poet, collagist and photographerAuthor of "Turn Again to Me and Other Poems" (for which she won the A...
American Book Award Art Artist Arts Collage Photo Photographer Photography Photos Poem Poems Poet Poetry Scotland Scottish

Gordon Parks

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1912 - March 7, 2006African-American photographer, poet, musician, writer and film directorAuthor of "The Learning Tree", "To Smile i...
African American African American History Film Film Director Filmmaker Movies Music Musician Natioal Medal of Arts Photographer Photography Poem Poems Poet Poetry Shaft Writer

Cork Graham

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1964 - Trinidad and Tobago-born American novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Bamboo Chest: An Adventure in Healing the Trauma of War...
Captain Kidd Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Photographer Photography Political Thriller Tobago Treasure Trinidad Vietnam War