Late Pedro Guerrero's Photography on Display until April 20
Willimantic, CT (04/05/2017) — The exhibit "Guerrero & Wright: Architecture Stories" is open to the public at the Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University through April 20. The exhibition consists of 33 photographs from the estate of the late Pedro Guerrero, the Mexican-American photographer chosen by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright to document his work. "Guerrero & Wright: Architecture Stories" also celebrates the centennial of Guerrero's birth in 1917.
In 1939, Guerrero traveled to Taliesin West in Scottsdale, AZ, in search of a job. Luckily for Guerrero, Wright was in the midst of building the campus and needed someone to document the process. Wright soon recognized Guerrero's talent, as well as the young photographer's ability to translate his architectural forms to film.
Guerrero worked as Wright's chief photographer for decades, traveling the country to photograph many of Wright's most notable public and private commissions. Published in architectural journals and mass-market magazines alike, Guerrero's photographic "architecture stories" shaped the public perception of the architect and his work.
Guerrero is the author of "Picturing Wright, An Album from Frank Lloyd Wright's Photographer" (1993) and "Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey" (2007), among others. His work has been widely exhibited in both the United States and Europe.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving more than 5,300 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 24 other states and 74 other countries. A residential campus offering 39 majors and 58 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked the 26th top public university in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2017 Best College ratings, Eastern has also been awarded "Green Campus" status by The Princeton Review seven years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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