Sandra Weiner Explained
Sandra Weiner (Smith; 1921–2014) was a Polish-American street photographer and children's book author.[1]
Weiner was born in Drohiczan, Poland, and emigrated to the United States in 1928.[1] [2] She joined the Photo League in 1942. There, she first studied under photographers Paul Strand, and Dan Weiner whom she would later marry.[3] [4] [5] Following the dissolution of the Photo League in 1951, she was a commercial photographer in the 1950s and later wrote four published children's books.[6] [7]
Collections
Weiner's work is held in the following permanent collections:
Her personal papers are held in the University of Minnesota libraries.[11]
Children's books
- It's Wings That Make Birds Fly (1968)[4] [12]
- Small Hands, Big Hands (1970)[4]
- They Call Me Jack (1973)[4]
- I Want to be a Fisherman (1977)[13] [14]
Notes and References
- Web site: Sandra Weiner. 2019-09-02.
- Web site: This was the Photo League: Compassion and the Camera from the Depression to the Cold War. Tucker. Anne. 2001.
- News: The Radical Empathy of Dan Weiner. The New York Times. 2018-08-02. Gonzalez. David.
- Book: Tales for Little Rebels: A Collection of Radical Children's Literature. 9780814757208. Mickenberg. Julia A.. November 2008. NYU Press .
- Book: Aperture 112: The Storyteller. 9780893812867. Aperture. 1988. Aperture .
- Book: A History of Women Photographers. Rosenblum. Naomi. 2010. Abbeville Press Publishers . 9780789209986.
- Book: Children's Literature and New York City. 9781135923006. Whyte. Padraic. O'Sullivan. Keith. 2014-01-10. Routledge.
- Web site: Sandra Weiner · SFMOMA.
- Web site: 2020-08-21. Boy in Chair on Sidewalk]. www.metmuseum.org.
- Web site: Easter Morning, Ninth Avenue - Online Collection - Akron Art Museum.
- Web site: Collection: Sandra Weiner Papers | University of Minnesota Archival Collections Guides.
- Web site: Book World. December 7, 1968. Washington Post Newspaper. Google Books.
- Web site: Fishing: An Introduction to Fishing for Fun and Food for Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals. 1988.
- Book: Smith, Jessie Carney. Images of Blacks in American Culture: ˜aœ Reference Guide to Information Sources. December 7, 1988. Greenwood Press. 9780313248443. Google Books.