Library Stacks (Franklin Hall)
| Artist | Jack Welpott (American, 1923–2007) |
|---|---|
| Title | Library Stacks (Franklin Hall) |
| Date | 1949–1959 |
| Medium | Gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions | Image: 4 3/16 × 6 5/8 in. (10.6 × 16.8 cm) Sheet: 4 3/16 × 6 5/8 in. (10.6 × 16.8 cm) Mount: 11 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (28.3 × 24.8 cm) |
| Credit Line | Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 79.200.X.2.29 |
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Raised in Bloomington, Welpott entered IU in 1946, where he studied photography under Henry Holmes Smith starting in 1947. He received a B.S. in economics in 1949, an M.S. in visual communications in 1955, and an M.F.A. in photography in 1959. Welpott also worked as a photographer for the Audio-Visual Education Center at IU from 1949-55, before going on to have a successful teaching career at San Francisco State University.
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"Library Stacks (Franklin Hall) | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=79.200.X.2.29