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Center for Creative Photography: Research, Appreciation, and Preservation by James Enyeart, Director.

Center for Creative Photography: Research, Appreciation, and Preservation by James Enyeart, Director.

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University of Arizona, 1983. Promotional booklet (8.5 x 11, 28 pages) for building new center; two 8x10 color photos showing design laid in. Full-page high quality reproductions of photos on thick glossy paper by Ansel Adams, W. Eugene Smith, Frederick Sommer, Edward Weston, Wynn Bullock, Paul Strand, Harry Callahan, Dean Brown, Aaron Siskind, Andreas Feininger, and Herbert Bayer. Very good with minor signs of use on covers. Summary:

Center for Creative Photography: Research, Appreciation, and Preservation (1983) is a 28-page promotional booklet and prospectus written by James Enyeart, who served as Director of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona from 1977 to 1989. Published by the University of Arizona, the booklet was created to outline the institution's core mission and to serve as a proposal for the development of its dedicated building complex in Tucson.

Enyeart details the CCP's tripartite mandate—scholarly research, public appreciation, and archival preservation—positioning the young institution (founded in 1975) as a premier national repository for modern North American photography. To demonstrate the depth of the archives, the publication features high-quality reproductions of landmark works by major figures in the collection, including Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, W. Eugene Smith, Frederick Sommer, Paul Strand, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Wynn Bullock, Andreas Feininger, and Herbert Bayer. Accompanied by architectural renderings of the proposed facilities, the text serves as both an institutional roadmap and a testament to the CCP's rapid growth during Enyeart's tenure.

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