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Born in New York City in 1924, Jerome Liebling was raised in Brooklyn and interrupted his studies at Brooklyn College to enlist in the U. S. Army during World War II.
After the war, with the aid of the G.I. Bill, Liebling returned to Brooklyn College where he studied photography with Walter Rosenblum, and filmmaking at the New School for Social Research. He also joined the prestigious New York Photo League, where he met and worked with some of the most respected documentary photographers of the era, including Paul Strand and Photo League founder, Sid Grossman.
At the University of Minnesota, Liebling launched a film and photography program, and later on, in 1969, he established the film and photography program (later, to include video) at the fledgling Hampshire College in Amherst, where he taught for the next 20 years. Liebling died at age 87 in July 2011
At present there is only one item in this collection but the archives anticipates more materials such as Liebling's papers as well as photographic and moving imate materials.
The one item in this collection is a color handout from the memorial service for Liebling that was held on the Hampshire College campus on October 30, 2011. The handout features a full-color reproduction of one of Liebling's photographs of Atkins Apple Orchard from 1979. The handout also contains a reproduction of a black and white portrait of Liebling by Don Getsug from 1993.
This collection is organized into one series:
No access restrictions, except for physical condition of fragile materials.
Copyright restrictions: Copyright of all published material held by the donor.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Liebling, Jerome, The Jerome Liebling Papers, 1924 - 2011. Hampshire College Image, Sound and Text Archives, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002.
The Jerome Liebling Memorial handout was donated to the Hampshire Image, Sound and Text Archives in late 2012. Because Liebling's life and work have had such a rich impact on the Hampshire College it is anticipated that this collection will grow considerably. This finding aid was developed as a test for the EAD archival encoding system used by the Five Colleges and is anticipated to grow considerably as more materials related to the life and work of Jerome Liebling enter the Archives.
The item was donated to the Hampshire College Library in late 2012.
It was processed (using an acid-free folder) and organized by Hampshire College archivist Jimi Jones.
The series contains files about Jerome Liebling himself.