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1911 |
On May 4th George was born in Yonkers, New York. |
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1925 |
Started taking photographs with a folding Kodak. |
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1926-1930 |
Attended Barnard School for Boys, Fieldston, New York. |
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1927 |
Did cast drawing at Grand Central Art School, New York City. |
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1930-1934 |
Attended Yale University and received BA in Liberal Arts with a concentration in drawing. |
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1933 |
First trip to Europe; began 35m photography; England, France, Switzerland, Germany, and the Austrian Tyrol. |
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1934-1940 |
Did freelance photography and portraits in New York City. |
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1937 |
Studied at the Art Students League, New York City. |
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1937 |
Painted and photographed on first trip to Monhegan Island, Maine. |
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1938 |
Did photo story on Grand Manan fishing industry; this was published nationwide and in Canada; also did numerous paintings of island life. |
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1939 |
Worked on and acted in documentary film, Light for the Traveler, New York City; went to Hollywood to photograph Ramon Novarro. |
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1940 |
Studied art under Carl Nelson at the American People's School, Bronx, New York. |
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1942-1944 |
United States Army; did numerous paintings and sketches of army life. |
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1944 |
Returned to freelance photography in New York City; purchased house on Fire Island and continued to paint. |
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1946 |
Took 35,000-mile trip through the United States, Canada, and Mexico; made documentary film of this trip. |
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1947 |
Won The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal for painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts |
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1948 |
Photographed Georgia O'Keeffe on Fire Island; travelled to Europe on the freighter Topa Topa with Tom Heggen, author of Broadway play Mister Roberts; toured Hamburg, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, French Riviera and Capri. |
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1950-1970 |
Spent winters in Key West. |
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1951 |
Photographed John Marin at Cape Split, Maine and Cliffside, New Jersey. |
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1952 |
Photographed O'Keeffe and D.H.Lawrence's three women - Mabel Dodge Luhan, Frieda Lawrence and Dorothy Brett - in New Mexico. |
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1955 |
Spent two months photographing at Cinecitta Movie Studios in Rome; portraits of Sophia Loren and Audrey Hepburn in Rome and W.H.Auden on the island of Ischia. |
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1956 |
Took around-the-world trip: Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, India, Greece, Egypt, Italy, France, England. |
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1957 |
Began association with Photo Researchers in New York City; established Dorland Gallery in Greenwich Village. |
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1958 |
Went on second around-the-world trip: Tahiti, Australia, India, Yugoslavia, Austria and Spain; photo essay on Italy published by Coronet. |
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1960 |
Moved to Trenton, Maine. |
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1965-1980 |
Contributing photographer for Down East magazine. |
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1967 |
Finished portfolio of photographs of Key West. |
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1970 |
Photographed Harold Acton at La Pietra, Florence, Italy. |
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1973 |
Photographed Tennessee Williams in Key West. |
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1960-2001 |
Worked as photographer and painter in Maine. |
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2002 |
On September 14th George passed away in Bar Harbor, Maine. |