Peter Stackpole
American photojournalist
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| Intro | American photojournalist | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Photographer Journalist Photojournalist | |
| Work field | Arts Journalism | |
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| Birth | 15 June 1913, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A. | |
| Death | 11 May 1997Novato, Marin County, California, U.S.A. (aged 83 years) |
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Peter Stackpole was an American photographer. Along with Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, and Thomas McAvoy, he was one of Life Magazine's first staff photographers and remained with the publication until 1960. He won a George Polk Award in 1954 for a photograph taken 100 feet underwater, and taught photography at the Academy of Art University. He also wrote a column in U.S. Camera for fifteen years. He was the son of sculptor Ralph Stackpole.