FRED HILL—A PHOTOGRAPHER'S LIFE

$40.00 (+ $5 s/h)

Limited Edition (2013)
11" x 8.5"
90 pages

Published by Photosmith Books
La Grande, Oregon

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FRED HILL:
A Photographer's Life

Limited edition festschrift portfolio by student of Ansel Adams and Minor White.

Edited and introduced by George Venn. Published by Photosmith Books, La Grande, OR, 2013. (90 pages, award-winning color cover, 71 b/ w photos, 21 original texts, artist notes, bibliography.) This is a rare, limited edited edition festschrift portfolio and companion volume to DARKROOM SOLDIER (2007). $40 plus S/ H.

Fred Hill Photograph Collection (online)
World War II and Union County (Oreg.) Photography

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: George Venn, Writer, Eastern Oregon University 1

I. ON HIS LIFE AND TIMES 3

Welcome: Eric Valentine, Senior Judge, State of Oregon 4
Rev. Wayne Pickens, First Baptist Church, La Grande 5
George Venn, Writer, Eastern Oregon University 6
Dixie Lund, President (emeritus), Eastern Oregon University 8
Lynn Hill 9
Ed Hill 10
Stan Hill 11
Jean Hill McGrogan 11
Vivian Hill Matthews 11
Wayne Hill 12
Fred Parish, S/Sgt Medics, U.S. Air Force 13
Mike Allegre, Office of Veterans Affairs, Salem 14

II. HE SPEAKS HIS OWN PIECE Extempore 17

Oregon Boy (1920 – 1942) 18
Pacific Theater Service (1943 – 1945) 31
Lucky California Years (1946 – 1987) 39
Grande Ronde Homecoming (1988 – Present) 58

III. ON HIS CRAFT AND ART 69

Introduction: Eric Valentine, Senior Judge, State of Oregon 70
Minnie Tucker, Season’s Faire, La Grande 71
Cory Peeke, Director, Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University 72
Karen Clay, Director, Pierce Library, Eastern Oregon University 72
Carolyn Young, Union County Museum, Union 73
Steve Antell, Photographer, La Grande 74
Jeff Gunderson, Librarian, San Francisco Art Institute 75
Jan Boles, Photographer and Archivist, The College of Idaho 75
Dr. Mary Ruwell, Phd, Archivist and Chief, Special Collections,
Air Force Academy 76
Dr. John Page, Physician, Grande Ronde Hospital 76
Closing: Eric Valentine, Senior Judge, State of Oregon 77

IV. FURTHER READING AND ARTIST’S NOTES 79

FRED HILL:A Photographer's Life

FRED HILL:
A Photographer's Life