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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Eric Werner.

Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Eric Werner.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Werner, Eric, 1944-2011
  • Crowe, Larry F.
  • Stearns, Scott
  • HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Description
1 online resource (5 video files (1 hr., 59 min., 50 sec.)) : sound, color.
Summary
Photographer Eric Werner was born on August 9, 1944 in Riverside, California. He participated in a community film workshop between 1970 and 1973 and received his A.A. degree in 1977 from Olive-Harvey College. He received his B.A. degree from Governors State University while attending an Ansel Adams advanced photographic workshop in 1979. From 1984, he was a freelance photographer servicing corporate, private and nonprofit clients. His work was displayed in numerous shows and was featured in various public and private collections. Werner's photography was published widely and he was honored with various awards for his work. In 1990, he began volunteering as a photography instructor for the Chicago Park District and founded the Picture This Camera Club to teach students the technical aspects of photography as an art form. He was also appointed to the Jazz Unites Board of Directors and the Chicago Cultural Center Community Grants Board. He passed away May 21, 2011.
Alternative Title
  • History Makers video oral history with Eric Werner
  • Eric Werner
Subject
  • Werner, Eric, 1944-2011 > Interviews
  • African Americans > Interviews
  • African Americans
  • Photographer
Genre/Form
  • Internet videos.
  • Interviews.
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Oral histories.
Credits (note)
  • Videographer, Scott Stearns.
OCLC
1003149994
Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Eric Werner.
Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
Playing Time
015950
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file
Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Event
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 January 15.
Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Indexed Term
Photographer.
Added Author
Werner, Eric, 1944-2011, interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Stearns, Scott, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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