Paul Conklin (American 1929-2003)

Civil Rights Supporters on Five Days March in Alabama: Starting on March 22, 1965, supporters of civil rights arched from Selma to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, to call the attention of the nation upon racial discrimination in the state.  Leaders in all fields participated in the march, which ended in front of the state capitol. (6-15) Army units and state troopers watch over the marchers to avoid disorders. 1965

Vintage gelatin silver print on double-weight paper

Artist’s and PIX agency stamps on verso; typewritten title label also affixed to verso

Print size: 6 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches

Mat size: 11 x 14 inches

Condition: Excellent; lower and upper right corners slightly creased, barely affecting the image; slight rippling in upper part of the print from the label affixed to the verso, visible only in raking light; corners slightly dog-eared

PC-19

Retail: $3000

BIO:

 

Paul S. Conklin (American 1929-2003) (TIME/LIFE):

 

New York Times, Sept 22, 2003: Paul S. Conklin, a prolific photojournalist who was the first official photographer for the Peace Corps in the 1960's, died on Wednesday at his home in Port Townsend, Wash. He was 74.

 

Mr. Conklin's work appeared in National Geographic, Time magazine, The New York Times and other publications. One of his most striking images, which appeared in Time, was that of a young protester placing a daisy in the barrel of a National Guardsman's rifle during a demonstration at the Pentagon against the Vietnam War.

 

His rise to prominence came first with his work for the Peace Corps, where he was hired in 1964 by the agency's director, Sargent Shriver.

 

After service in the Army, Mr. Conklin worked as a newspaper reporter in Minneapolis and as a freelance writer in Nigeria. Then, based on his experience in Africa, he approached Mr. Shriver in Washington and was hired by the newly formed Peace Corps.

Later in his career, Mr. Conklin continued to travel extensively. Working with the writer Brent Ashabranner and others, he provided photographs for more than 20 books for young adults.

 

At times, he engaged his subjects closely: Ms. Merryman said one project involved living for six weeks with an Arab family and an Israeli family for a book on how Mideast hostilities affected the lives of children.

 

PIX Publishing Agency:

We are now representing a large collection of prints from P.I.X. (PIX) Publishing Inc., the photography agency founded in New York City in November 1935 by German photographers Alfred Eisenstaedt & George Karger and photography agents Leon Daniel (chief of Associated Press in Berlin from 1927-1935) & Celia Krutschuk, all of whom fled Nazi Germany and found their new homes in NYC.

 

In 1973, the PIX Publishing agency archive was donated to an east-coast library where housed until 2018. PIX represented such photographers as Cecil Beaton, Ferenc Berko, Edouard Boubat, Josef Breitenbach, Robert Capa, Joe Clark, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Ed Feingersh, Laura Gilpin, John Gutmann, Nina Leen, Don McCullin, Marion Post-Wolcott, Willy Ronis, Fred Stein, Ezra Stoller, Julian Wasser, Garry Winogrand, George Zimbel and many more.

 

PIX also worked with the prestigious agencies Camera Press, Dalmas, Gamma, and Holmes-Lebel, among others. PIX also represented Gökşin Sipahioğlu and Gilles Caron, the founders of world-renowned SIPA Press.

 

The Verso:

Each print also bears the stamp of the institution that owned the archive from 1973 to 2017. Out of respect for the institution, we are only publicly displaying the pertinent credit and title information on the verso. Upon request by serious parties, we are happy to send a full scan of the verso via eBay messages.

 

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