Did Paul Strand have any students ?

[Ken Lee]

I have read that he had a darkroom assistant during later years, but I cannot recall reading about him having any students. Did he ever teach, or go shooting with others ?

[MIke Sherck]

I'm hardly an expert but Strand is one of the photographers whose images I greatly admire, so I've read what I could find about him, bought a bioraphical video, etc. Not college level research, to be sure, but there you have it...

I've never come across any mention of him teaching, taking on students, teaching photography or darkroom to pick up a few extra dollars, etc.

Mike

[Mark Sampson]

Strand was involved with the Photo League, which was a teaching organization among other things, in New York in the 1940's. Walter Rosenblum was one of his students; a look into "Paul Strand: Essays on his Life and Work" will tell you a lot more about this complicated subject. I suppose you could also count Chip Benson, who printed for him in the 1970's, who wrote a revealing and thoughtful essay about Strand's craft, published in the same book.

[paulr]

Besides Stieglitz?

[Bill_1856]

Good one Paulr! Two points.

[Ken Lee]

Besides Stieglitz?

I thought that Steiglitz helped to promote Strand, as he did for other photographers.

Would it be fair to say that they influenced one another ?

[Mike Castles]

There was that kid that played piano he met out in New Mexico....what was his name? something Adams.

Actually don't know of any source that metions students, but like others have said, admire his works.

[Doug Howk]

The DVD Strand: Under the Darkcloth is great intro; but I don't remember any mention of students. He had assistants as when he was doing films; and collaborated with people on projects such as Nancy Newhall on Time in New England.

[Frank Petronio]

Didn't he marry his assistant for wife #2?

[tim atherton]

Didn't he marry his assistant for wife #2?

and wasn't Rebecca Strand a "student" of Stieglitz'.. (and possibly Mrs. Stieglitz as well)