Morrie Camhi, photographer, "Farmworkers" series
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Morrie Camhi (American, 1928-1999), lot of photographs and photographic materials from the artist's estate, primarily related to his series "Farmworkers", to include: 9 matted and/or dry mounted gelatin silver exhibition prints; appx. 148 loose gelatin silver prints, some in mylar or wax sleeves, some with artist's notes and negative numbers verso; and 1 envelope entitled "Farmworker Press Conference" containing gelatin silver prints in wax sleeves. May contain duplicate prints. His series "Farmworkers" explores Mexican-American labor activism and the lives of undocumented immigrants in California.. . Morrie Camhi was born in New York City in 1928. He attended High School in Los Angeles and studied English literature at UCLA. After college, Camhi-a self-taught photographer-established a commercial photography business in Petaluma, where he would live for the remainder of his life. In 1972 he began teaching photography at San Francisco City College. He also taught at Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley, University of Oregon, Columbia College at Chicago, Sonoma State University, and Friends of Photography.
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Morrie Camhi, photographer, "Farmworkers" series
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