Photographist
Subtitle: Robert F. Heinecken
By: interviewed by Stephen K. Lehmer
Contributors: Lehmer, Stephen, interviewer; University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program
Publisher: Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 1998
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Subjects: Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California, Los Angeles. College of Fine Arts; Interviews; Photographers; Study and teaching; Los Angeles University of California; Society for Photographic Education; Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.); University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Art
Description: Heinecken discusses his early years and continues on through his stint as a jet fighter pilot in the Marine Corps, his education at UCLA and his eventual professorship there, and his career as a photographic artist of international acclaim. Major topics covered include the status of photography as an artistic discipline in both the world and academia, the development of UCLA's College of Fine Arts, pushing the boundaries of the photographic medium, Heinecken's work and methodology, the Society for Photographic Education, and the contemporary art world in Los Angeles.
Notes: Transcript of a 15.8-hour interview completed under the auspices of the UCLA Oral History Program.

Audio recordings also may be accessed in the UCLA Department of Special Collections by special arrangement.

The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

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Robert F. Heinecken was born on Oct. 29, 1931 in Denver, Colo. He received his B.A. (1951) and M.A. (1959) in Art from UCLA. He was an instructor in the Dept. of Art, UCLA, from 1960-1990 and was honored as professor emeritus in 1991. His work has been exhibited in galleries across the country, including a touring exhibition that originated at George Eastman House, and in West Germany, Tokyo, and Taipei.

Volume includes index.

The UCLA Oral History Program : catalog of the collection. 2nd ed. / compiled by Vimala Jayanti. (Los Angeles : Oral History Program, Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992); also: The UCLA Oral History Program : catalog of the collection. 2nd ed., supplement / compiled by Teresa Barnett. (Los Angeles : Oral History Program, Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles, 1996) are available in the UCLA Dept. of Special Collections.

Forms part of: Oral History collection, Dept. of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Los Angeles.