Walter A. Rosenblum (1919–2006) was an American photographer. He photographed the World War II D-Day landing at Normandy in 1944. He was the first Allied photographer to enter the liberated Dachau concentration camp.[1] He received several military decorations including a Purple Heart. His photography is on display in museums around the world.[2]
Rosenblum was born on October 1, 1919, in New York City.[2]
Rosenblum was a member of the New York Photo League where he was mentored by Paul Strand and Lewis Hine.[3] He became president of the League in 1941.[4] He taught photography at Brooklyn College for 40 years.[3]
During the McCarthy years, he and the rest of the members of the New York Photo League were blacklisted.
From 1952 to 1976, he spent summers in Norfolk, CT, as a professor at the Yale Summer School of Music and Art, where he taught photography.
His wife was photographic historian Naomi Rosenblum. They had two daughters, Lisa and documentary filmmaker Nina.[5]
Rosenblum died January 23, 2006.[6]
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Silver Star | [2] | |
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Bronze Star | [2] | |
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Purple Heart | [2] | |
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Presidential Unit Citation | [2] |