[Leica] Culmination of Sal DiMarco research

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

Phil, sorry I hijacked your thread. My BAD!

It was nice to finally meet you, and thank you for the Double-X.

Best of luck with your show. I wish I can be there. I know it will be
AWESOME!


On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Phil Forrest
<photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote:

> For my final act as an undergrad at Temple University I'm putting on a
> public show of Sal DiMarco's work with the "Philadelphia Evening
> & Sunday Bulletin" as well as what little of his personal work I will
> be able to work through.
> Dr. Ed Trayes, the director of the photography sequence as well as the
> sponsor for my independent study was a friend of Sal's as well and is
> looking forward to his work being shown and installed at the school.
> The date of this exhibit is TBD but tentatively will be held in
> mid-December. There is a chance that I will host it in late January or
> early February of next year.
> I never got the chance to meet Sal but just looking at the Urban
> Archives collection in the Paley Library at Temple, his work pervades
> Philadelphia history from the early 70's on.
> Of course, every LUG member is invited. One aspect of this project is a
> multimedia record and presentation of what Sal's friends and family wish
> to say about him and his work.
> I've learned recently that there are 40 boxes of Sal's personal
> negatives which are largely uncatalogued and not archived digitally or
> in print at all. The custodian of the Urban Archives, which holds
> this personal work said that it was on long-term loan from Sal's
> brother Joe for use by Temple students. The show is also an aim to get
> this personal work archived for future use.
> This is a giant project that I could work on for easily 5 more years
> but its time has come.
>
> Here is my letter to the journalism chair and faculty:
>
>        Throughout his life, Salvatore "Sal" C. DiMarco Jr. was a
> Philadelphia photographer. He worked for the "Philadelphia Evening & Sunday
> Bulletin" from 1967 when he began there until the day it closed in 1982. 
> His
> tenure at the "Bulletin" saw him move up the ranks from intern all the way
> to chief photographer. The photographic vision of DiMarco during those 15
> years helped to shape the visual record of Philadelphia as we know it. 
> After
> the "Bulletin" closed in 1982 DiMarco worked full-time as a freelance
> photojournalist. He contributed to TIME magazine, was a photographer with
> the Black Star photo agency, was a member of the White House News
> Photographers Association in addition to several professional journalism
> organizations.
>        DiMarco died suddenly on June 11, 2004 at the age of 57, leaving
> behind an immense photographic collection of professional and personal
> images, many of the Philadelphia area. The photographic record which Temple
> University holds in the Urban Archives is invaluable and the contribution
> which DiMarco made during his time at the "Bulletin" cannot be overlooked.
>        I intend to bring light to the work of this Temple alum and very
> important member of the Philadelphia journalism community through a 
> memorial
> show of his work with the "Bulletin" and permanently displaying some of his
> photos with stories throughout the School of Communication and Theater as
> well as in the Urban Archives themselves.
>        Further, I hope this memorial show and installation will help me in
> my effort towards getting 40 large boxes of DiMarco's personal negatives
> archived for future use by Temple students and researchers in the
> Philadelphia region.
>
> Respectfully,
> Philip Forrest
> Temple Photojournalism Class of 2012"
>
> Again, I will be updating the LUG on the date when this event will be
> held and where the images will be displayed permanently.
> I look forward to possibly meeting more of the LUG for this show and
> prominently bringing Sal's very important photographic work in Philly
> to the students in the journalism school as well as the whole
> University.
>
> Thanks all,
> Phil Forrest
>
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