from The New York Times: Jack Delano’s American Sonata

October 13, 2011  •  1 Comment

Jack Delano, 1943, from the Library of Congress

In the article:

A more radical change awaited him when he won a four-month traveling fellowship to Europe, where he not only was influenced by the works of Van Gogh, Breguels and Goya, but by his purchase of a tourist-friendly camera. Upon his return, he felt his original goal of becoming a magazine illustrator seemed “cheap and tawdry, and he aspired to do something greater through photography.

This makes me smile because I am sort of going the opposite direction at the moment. I’m taking my focus from my photography business a little bit in order to concentrate on illustrating a story I wrote. Being a commercial photographer has left me yearning to contribute something much more meaningful to me in the way of writing and illustration, however I always have a story or see a story that I find vital to tell, whether it be told through a pen, a paintbrush, or my camera’s lens.

I appreciate that Delano is considered a Renaissance man in that he was also into documentary film making, illustrating, and music! Anyone who knows anything about me could see why this combination makes my ears perk up! I deeply relate and wish he were around still so that I may ask his advice on how to serve all masters without going mad, and how to focus on just one at a time when in which it’s crucial to do so.

David Gonzalez’s article on Delano and the beautiful photographs:
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/jack-delanos-american-sonata/



Comments

Carl Kruse(non-registered)
Love Jack Delano, especially his images made while he worked with the U.S. Farm Security Administration in the early 1940s and his many images of Puerto Rico.

Happy to see you post about him here.

I did a quick post on my blog some time ago of Mr. Delano:
https://www.carlkruse.net/carlkruse/2016/01/06/jack-delano/

Thanks again for your post.
Carl
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