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He traveled widely, photographing in small fishing villages in [[Nova Scotia]], farming and fishing communities in the [[Gaspé Peninsula]] of Québec, a [[Crow Nation]] reservation in [[Montana]], the [[Magdalen Islands]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and later, in [[Morocco]], [[Sardinia]], and [[Italy]].
He traveled widely, photographing in small fishing villages in [[Nova Scotia]], farming and fishing communities in the [[Gaspé Peninsula]] of Québec, a [[Crow Nation]] reservation in [[Montana]], the [[Magdalen Islands]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and later, in [[Morocco]], [[Sardinia]], and [[Italy]].


[[Helen Gee (curator)|Helen Gee]] gave Lapow his first exhibition at her [[Helen Gee (curator)|Limelight Gallery]] in [[Greenwich Village]] in 1959. He also showed in group exhibitions at [[A Photographer's Gallery]], New York, Washington, DC, [[Photokina]] in [[Cologne]], Vu Par Cultural Center in Paris, and at [[Expo 67]], [[Montreal]], Canada.
[[Helen Gee (curator)|Helen Gee]] gave Lapow his first exhibition at her [[Helen Gee (curator)|Limelight Gallery]] in [[Greenwich Village]] in 1959. He also showed in group exhibitions at [[A Photographer's Gallery]], New York, Washington, DC, [[Photokina]] in [[Cologne]], Vu Par Cultural Center in Paris, and at [[Expo 67]], [[Montreal]], Canada. In 1970 he held a joint show at [[Ashland University|Ashland College]] devoted to Coney Island with poet Mark McCloskey in which the latter showed verse in black-on-gray panels interspersed by Lapow's monochrome photographs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=11 October 1970 |title=Currier and Ives Exhibit at College |pages=6 |work=Mansfield, Ohio, News Journal}}</ref> The show followed another early that year which included the two at the State University College at [[Potsdam, New York|Potsdam]]<ref name=":2" />


In 1978 [[Dover Publications]] published a book of his Coney Island work, ''Coney Island Beach People''<ref>Reviewed in ''Creative Camera'', Issues 176-194, Page 64</ref><ref>"Sunshine Boys and Girls", ''New York Magazine'', April 24, 1978, Vol. 11, No. 17. ISSN 0028-7369, New York Media, LLC</ref><ref>"Sunday Best", ''New York Magazine'' 27 Jan 1975, p.53, Vol. 8, No. 4, ISSN 0028-7369, New York Media, LLC.</ref> Fotofolio, the postcard company, distributed several Lapow images.
In 1978 [[Dover Publications]] published a book of his Coney Island work, ''Coney Island Beach People''<ref>Reviewed in ''Creative Camera'', Issues 176-194, Page 64</ref><ref>"Sunshine Boys and Girls", ''New York Magazine'', April 24, 1978, Vol. 11, No. 17. ISSN 0028-7369, New York Media, LLC</ref><ref>"Sunday Best", ''New York Magazine'' 27 Jan 1975, p.53, Vol. 8, No. 4, ISSN 0028-7369, New York Media, LLC.</ref> Fotofolio, the postcard company, distributed several Lapow images.
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* 1955: ''[[The Family of Man]]'', MoMA Museum Modern Art, New York
* 1955: ''[[The Family of Man]]'', MoMA Museum Modern Art, New York
* 1959: solo show at [[Helen Gee (curator)|Limelight Gallery]], Greenwich Village, New York<ref>{{Citation | author1=Gee, Helen | title=Limelight : a Greenwich Village photography gallery and coffeehouse in the fifties : a memoir | date=1997 | page=276 | publisher=University of New Mexico Press | edition=1st | isbn=978-0-585-18769-3 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 1959 |title=Speaking of pets |pages=11 |work=The Hopewell News}}</ref>
* 1959: solo show at [[Helen Gee (curator)|Limelight Gallery]], Greenwich Village, New York<ref>{{Citation | author1=Gee, Helen | title=Limelight : a Greenwich Village photography gallery and coffeehouse in the fifties : a memoir | date=1997 | page=276 | publisher=University of New Mexico Press | edition=1st | isbn=978-0-585-18769-3 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 June 1959 |title=Speaking of pets |pages=11 |work=The Hopewell News}}</ref>
* 1970, February: Andre Billeci (glass), Linda Plotkin (prints) Harry Lapow (photographs), Mark McKoskey (poetry). Fine art gallery State University College at [[Potsdam, New York|Potsdam]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 February 1970 |title=The artist and his art |pages=41 |work=The Post-Standard}}</ref>
* 1970, February: Andre Billeci (glass), Linda Plotkin (prints) Harry Lapow (photographs), Mark McKoskey (poetry). Fine art gallery State University College at [[Potsdam, New York|Potsdam]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=10 February 1970 |title=The artist and his art |pages=41 |work=The Post-Standard}}</ref>
* 1970, 13–30 October: ''Coney Island,'' Lapow and poet Mark McCloskey. [[Ashland University|Ashland College]]<ref name=":1" />
* 1986:''Harry Lapow's Coney Island'', Museum of Photography, [[George Eastman Museum|George Eastman House]]<ref name=":0" />
* 1986:''Harry Lapow's Coney Island'', Museum of Photography, [[George Eastman Museum|George Eastman House]]<ref name=":0" />
* 2002: ''Coney Island Beach People: photographs by Harry Lapow'', Klotz/Sirmon Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, New York<ref>From New Orleans To 52nd Street.(The City Weekly Desk). (2002). The New York Times, p. 3.</ref>
* 2002: ''Coney Island Beach People: photographs by Harry Lapow'', Klotz/Sirmon Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, New York<ref>From New Orleans To 52nd Street.(The City Weekly Desk). (2002). The New York Times, p. 3.</ref>

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Harry Lapow (February 6, 1909 – September 14, 1982)[citation needed] was an American photographer and graphic designer.

Career

Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1909, Lapow took art classes while in high school and after graduation moved to New York City to work for package designer Martin Ullman. In 1941 he formed a partnership, Koodin-Lapow, with Ben Koodin, designing packaging[1] for R. H. Macys, Wamsutta Mills, Seagram, Startex[2] and Rokeach, among others.[3][4] As the business expanded they hired young Cooper Union graduates Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast and Edward Sorel.[5] In a 1957 newspaper article he described trends of visibility and 'buy-me' designs in packaging as overworked clichés, advocating instead for consideration by designers of 'bagability,' easy opening and dispensing of contents, portability and 'giftability.'[6]

Photographer

Given a camera for his 43rd birthday in 1952, Lapow took courses with Lisette Model[7] and Sid Grossman at The New School for Social Research[8] together with his good friend, Leon Levinstein, and also studied painting with Evsa Model.

Recognition

For over 25 years Lapow took photographs of Coney Island,[9] as both Model and Grossman did, and as other significant photographers had, including Weegee.[10]

One of Lapow's early photographs of an Italian wedding on the beach at Coney Island was selected by Edward Steichen for The Family of Man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art,[11] that toured the world and was seen by 9 million visitors.

He traveled widely, photographing in small fishing villages in Nova Scotia, farming and fishing communities in the Gaspé Peninsula of Québec, a Crow Nation reservation in Montana, the Magdalen Islands, Prince Edward Island, and later, in Morocco, Sardinia, and Italy.

Helen Gee gave Lapow his first exhibition at her Limelight Gallery in Greenwich Village in 1959. He also showed in group exhibitions at A Photographer's Gallery, New York, Washington, DC, Photokina in Cologne, Vu Par Cultural Center in Paris, and at Expo 67, Montreal, Canada. In 1970 he held a joint show at Ashland College devoted to Coney Island with poet Mark McCloskey in which the latter showed verse in black-on-gray panels interspersed by Lapow's monochrome photographs.[12] The show followed another early that year which included the two at the State University College at Potsdam[13]

In 1978 Dover Publications published a book of his Coney Island work, Coney Island Beach People[14][15][16] Fotofolio, the postcard company, distributed several Lapow images.

Exhibitions

  • 1955: The Family of Man, MoMA Museum Modern Art, New York
  • 1959: solo show at Limelight Gallery, Greenwich Village, New York[17][18]
  • 1970, February: Andre Billeci (glass), Linda Plotkin (prints) Harry Lapow (photographs), Mark McKoskey (poetry). Fine art gallery State University College at Potsdam[13]
  • 1970, 13–30 October: Coney Island, Lapow and poet Mark McCloskey. Ashland College[12]
  • 1986:Harry Lapow's Coney Island, Museum of Photography, George Eastman House[11]
  • 2002: Coney Island Beach People: photographs by Harry Lapow, Klotz/Sirmon Gallery, 511 West 25th Street, New York[19]
  • 2007: Alida Fish, Harry Lapow, Robert Richfield, Alan Klotz Gallery, USA
  • 2015/16: Forever Coney: Photographs from the Brooklyn Museum Collection, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York[20]
  • 2018: New Acquisitions, Alan Klotz Gallery, USA
  • Ongoing: The Family of Man, UNESCO Memory of the World, Steichen Collections, Clervaux Castle, Luxembourg

Collections

Publications

  • Lapow, Harry (1978). Coney Island beach people. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486236148. OCLC 4123375.

Legacy

Lapow's daughter the artist Marcelle Lapow Toor is the executor for Lapow's estate and maintains his archive.[11]

References

  1. ^ Mason, S. (1972). "Encapsulating Magic: The Challenge of Package Design for Cosmetics". Graphis (Archive : 1944-2005), 28(164), 504-517.
  2. ^ "Packaging Switches to the Soft Sell (Printers' Ink)". (1959). Management Review, 48(7), 41.
  3. ^ Industrial Design, Volume 9, Page 26
  4. ^ Tide, Volume 31, Issues 13-24, Page 22, Tide Publishing Company, 1957
  5. ^ Art Direction, Volume 21, Page 117, Advertising Trade Publications, Incorporated, 1969
  6. ^ Roessner, Elmer (7 March 1957). "Business Today: New Ideas Stressed In Packaging Design". Courier-Post. p. 16.
  7. ^ New Boston Review, Issues 4-5, p.213
  8. ^ Browne, Turner; Partnow, Elaine (1983), Macmillan biographical encyclopaedia of photographic artists and innovators, Macmillan; London: Collier Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-02-517500-6
  9. ^ Lapow, Harry (1978). Coney Island beach people. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 9780486236148. OCLC 4123375.
  10. ^ Infinity, Volume 20, American Society of Magazine Photographers
  11. ^ a b c d e Braun-Reinitz, Janet (19 February 1986). "Keeping art in the family". The Ithaca Journal. p. 9.
  12. ^ a b "Currier and Ives Exhibit at College". Mansfield, Ohio, News Journal. 11 October 1970. p. 6.
  13. ^ a b "The artist and his art". The Post-Standard. 10 February 1970. p. 41.
  14. ^ Reviewed in Creative Camera, Issues 176-194, Page 64
  15. ^ "Sunshine Boys and Girls", New York Magazine, April 24, 1978, Vol. 11, No. 17. ISSN 0028-7369, New York Media, LLC
  16. ^ "Sunday Best", New York Magazine 27 Jan 1975, p.53, Vol. 8, No. 4, ISSN 0028-7369, New York Media, LLC.
  17. ^ Gee, Helen (1997), Limelight : a Greenwich Village photography gallery and coffeehouse in the fifties : a memoir (1st ed.), University of New Mexico Press, p. 276, ISBN 978-0-585-18769-3
  18. ^ "Speaking of pets". The Hopewell News. 29 June 1959. p. 11.
  19. ^ From New Orleans To 52nd Street.(The City Weekly Desk). (2002). The New York Times, p. 3.
  20. ^ Bortolot, L. (2015). Arts & Entertainment: Coney Island: Signs, Schooners and Spook-A-Rama. Wall Street Journal, p. A.21.
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