Weston's Open New Community Darkroom near Monterey, CA

[Merg Ross]

Ron, I don't recall any instructors there with that name (there was a commercial and a fine-art track; I was
in the latter).

I remember instructors David Gilmore and Charles Swedlund. I don't recall the name of the head of the department, though.

There's a blast from the past, Charles Swedlund! I exhibited with Charles in several group shows in the 60's, the most important being "Photography 63/ An International Exhibition" at George Eastman House. Charles was a student of Siskind and Callahan at the Institute of Design, Chicago. His early work was ahead of the time, experimental and done in-camera rather than darkroom manipulation. As noted, he became an instructor of photography until retirement from the school.