Harold Corsini

Place: New York City

Born: 1919

Death: 2008

Biography:

Early Life and Career

was an American photographer born in New York City in 1919. He began his career as a freelancer and assisted Arnold S. Eagle for three years as a photography teacher for the National Youth Administration. Corsini admired the work of Roy Stryker's Farm Security Administration photographers and joined the Photo League in 1938.

Photographic Work

Corsini worked for Life magazine and later joined the Standard Oil documentary project under Roy Stryker. In 1950, he accompanied Stryker to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and assisted him as head of the photographic department at the Pittsburgh Photographic Library. He chronicled the city's first Renaissance and remained in Pittsburgh when the PPL disbanded to begin his own commercial photography business. He eventually became the official photographer for U.S. Steel.

Legacy and Later Life

Corsini's work with U.S. Steel reflected the industry from labor to output, and included industrial and technical pieces. He retired in 1975 and joined the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, where he taught for nine years. His photographic work is held by the University of Louisville Photographic Archives, the George Eastman House Photo Collection, the Carnegie Museum of Art, and the University of Pittsburgh. He died on New Year's Day 2008, aged 88, following a stroke.

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works by Harold Corsini can be found in various museums and collections, including the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Museum of Art. His legacy continues to inspire photographers and artists today.