Herb Snitzer (né Herbert D. Snitzer; November 1932 – December 31, 2022) was an American photographer who photographed jazz musicians in the 1950s and 1960s.[1][2] He lived in St. Petersburg, Florida and opened his own gallery in 2014.[3] His work has been shown in solo exhibitions at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts,[citation needed] Museum of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, Florida)[4] and the William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum.[5]
Snitzer died from complications of Parkinson's disease on December 31, 2022, at the age of 90.[6]
Publications edit
Books by Snitzer edit
- Living at Summerhill: A Photographic Documentary on A. S. Neill's Pioneering School. MacMillan, 1968. ISBN 978-0020157502.
- Today is for Children: Numbers Can Wait. MacMillan, 1972.
- Jazz: A Visual Journey. Notables, 1999.[7]
- Glorious Days and Nights: A Jazz Memoir. University Press of Mississippi, 2011.[8]
Books with others edit
- The New York I Know. By Marya Mannes. Lippincott, 1961. Photographs by Snitzer.
- Reprise, The Extraordinary Revival of Early Music. With Joel Cohen. Little Brown, 1985.
Solo exhibitions edit
- Faces and Places: One Man Show by Herb Snitzer, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, Florida, 2001[citation needed]
- Herb Snitzer: Celebrating Fifty Years in Photography, Museum of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg, Florida), Saint Petersburg, Florida, 2007[4]
- A Jazz Memoir: Photography by Herb Snitzer, William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum, Atlanta, Georgia, 2020[5]
Collections edit
Snitzer's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota: 5 prints (as of 14 January 2023)[9]
- Museum of Modern Art, New York: 1 print (as of 14 January 2023)[10]
References edit
- ^ DeYoung, Bill (11 January 2023). "Legendary photographer Herb Snitzer dies". St Pete Catalyst. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ Dhaliwal, Ranjit. "Thelonious Monk, 1959 - a picture from the past". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ Do This: Herb Snitzer Fine Art Gallery Grand Opening, Heights Unites Benefit Bonanza, the Cuban Sandwich Festival and Voca People; Plus AirFest, New Seeds Festival, the 4th Annual Bluegrass Festival, Chasco Fiesta, Neil Bender's new solo show and Beach Feast, Julie Garisto, March 22, 2014 Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
- ^ a b "Herb Snitzer". Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ a b "'A Jazz Memoir' Reveals An Intimate Look At Legendary American Jazz Artists". WABE-TV. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ Remembering Herb Snitzer, photographic pioneer
- ^ Jazz: A Visual Journey Herb Snitzer 1999
- ^ Glorious Days and Nights: A Jazz Memoir University Press of Mississippi, 2011
- ^ "Herb Snitzer". Minneapolis Institute of Art. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ "Herb Snitzer". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-01-14.