Hal Gould (born February 29, 1920 in Clark, Wyoming) is an American photographer and gallery curator. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art, usually Visual art. Curator (from Latin cura care means manager overseer. A curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e
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Man of many careers
Gould grew up on a farm in New Mexico and left home at the age of 15. After holding a number of different jobs, he entered dentistry school, but was drafted into the army in 1940. Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After he was called to duty, he joined E Company, 19th Infantry Regiment. Eventually he entered officer school and became a head personnel officer. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he island-hopped with General Douglas MacArthur and remained in Japan during the occupation. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
While Gould held many jobs during his life, including railroad-tie repairer, boxer, aviator, and painter, it was his pursuit of photography that would change his life. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e For nearly a quarter of a century he practiced as a portrait photographer, eventually shifting into fine art photography. Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created to fulfill the creative vision of the artist
Gould repeatedly asked for the Denver Art Museum to display fine art photography, but director Otto Bach refused to consider the medium. The Denver Art Museum is an Art museum in Denver Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center. To make artistic photography available to the public, Gould and others created a venue for displaying works directly behind the Denver Art Museum-- eventually this would become the gallery Camera Obscura. This is now one of the oldest (if not the oldest) galleries dedicated exclusively to fine art photography. Gould's gallery gave Sebastião Salgado his first show in America, and has been publishing the Photography in the Fine Arts Quarterly since 1983. Sebastião Salgado (born February 8 1944 in Aimorés, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian documentary photographer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Gould's own photographic contributions to Camera Obscura include Western scenery and flora along with pictures from his various travels.
Gould's most prominent works include:
- Penguin Hallelujah Chorus
- Cowboy and Lady (collaboration with Mollie Uhl Eaton)
- Bristle Cone Pine—'Ming Dog Tree'
Miscellaneous facts
- Gould met Laura Gilpin at the age of 12 when she drove through Cuba, New Mexico in 1932. Laura Gilpin ( April 22, 1891 in Austin Bluffs Colorado &ndash November 30, 1979 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. On that same trip, Gilpin photographed her picture, Leadbelly.
- He received an autographed pair of boxing gloves from Olympic Games Gold Medalist Teofil Stevenson in Cuba after joking with him at the 1980 Olympics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
- At the age of 19 Gould boxed Eddie Chavez in a lighthearted exhibition match. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Gould won by technical knockout in the third round.
- Early in his gallery career, Gould staged a show selling prints by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston for $25 apiece. Ansel Easton Adams (February 20 1902 – April 22 1984 was a legendary American Photographer and Environmentalist, best known for his Black-and-white Edward Henry Weston ( March 24 1886 &ndash January 1 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder There were no takers. Today, Weston's Green Pepper sells for $100,000 to $200,000 at auction. "Auctioneer" redirects here For the DC Comics supervillain see Auctioneer (comics.
- Famous broadway actor Maurice Evans was drafted into Hal's infantry regimen. Maurice Herbert Evans ( June 3, 1901 - March 12, 1989) was an English Actor who became a US citizen in 1941 As the personnel officer, Hal immediately had him transferred to the USO. "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc Evans would later entertain Hal's unit with productions of Shakespeare with Judith Andrews.
- While Gould was in the Pacific during World War II, actress Judith Andrews, who was there for a USO show, sat in his folding, canvas "director's" chair and, accompanied by the gesture of slapping her hips, told him that it was the only one that accommodated her since she'd been performing for the troops. The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO was the World War II military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it a geographic scope World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc
- Gould once had a date with actress Judy Garland, which went rather poorly for both of them. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer
- He has visited every continent, including Antarctica in 2000 and Africa in 2004. A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
- His favorite photographs of all time include W. Eugene Smith's Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath (Minamata series), Robert Capa's Falling Soldier, and Philippe Halsman's portrait of Albert Einstein. William Eugene Smith (1918-1978 was an American photojournalist known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid World War II Tomoko Uemura in Her Bath is a renowned Photograph taken by famed American photojournalist W sometimes referred to as, is a neurological syndrome caused by severe Mercury poisoning. Robert Capa ( Budapest, October 22 1913 &ndash May 25 1954) was a 20th century combat Photographer who covered five different Philippe Halsman (Filips Halsmans 2 May, 1906 Riga, Latvia - 25 June, 1979 New York City) was a Latvian Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical
- He took a picture of Gregorio Fuentes—the inspiration for Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea—on Fuentes's 100th birthday. Gregorio Fuentes ( Arrecife July 11, 1897 - Cojimar January 13, 2002) was a fisherman and the first mate of the Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. The Old Man and the Sea is a Novella (just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951 and published in
Personal quote
"Art is in the artist, not in the medium!"
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