Siegel (1913–1978), one of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy’s first students at the New Bauhaus in Chicago, became a professional photographer, photojournalist and teacher at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the School of Design (later Institute of Design). He was one of the first photographers to establish color photography as a serious artistic medium. Siegel’s archive documents the development of modern photography in the United States and of photography in the college curriculum. This collection includes business and personal correspondence, articles and documents about Siegel’s colleagues, personal and professional photographs, publications illustrated by his photographs, announcements, exhibition catalogs, and academic papers, including teaching notes and syllabi, with slides organized by lecture title.

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