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Marvin Koner
Marvin Koner (1921-1983) was an American photographer who became known for his photographs of Johnny Cash and Miles Davis which he published in Pageant (magazine), Pageant and other magazines. For nearly four decades, American photojournalist Marvin Koner, traveled the world capturing the people, places and personalities that shaped the latter half of the 20th century. Born into a family of Russian intellectuals in New York City, Marvin Koner would come to see the world through the eye of his camera - observing and chronicling the ordinary and extraordinary. Stationed in the South Pacific during World War II, Koner served as a First Lieutenant in the Army Photo Intelligence Unit where his interest in photography began. At the end of the war he returned to New York determined to make a career in photography, and enabled by the G.I. Bill, studied with Alexy Brodovitch, the renowned art director of ''Harper's Bazaar'' Magazine. Spearheading the use of the 35mm. camera and available ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Goodbyes
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as members mature and learn to participate in the community. Historically, most human societies use family as the primary locus of Attachment theory, attachment, nurturance, and socialization. Anthropologists classify most family organizations as Matrifocal family, matrifocal (a mother and her children), patrifocal (a father and his children), wikt:conjugal, conjugal (a wife, her husband, and children, also called the nuclear family), avuncular (a man, his sister, and her children), or Extended family, extended (in addition to parents and children, may include grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins). The field of genealogy aims to trace family lineages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
