http://www.aperture.org/blog/aperture-at-sixty-classic-covers/ Aperture, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.aperture.org/blog/aperture-at-sixty-classic-covers/#comment-132 Aperture Foundation :: Aperture at Sixty: Classic Covers Vol. 2 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:38:35 +0000 http://www.aperture.org/?p=7214#comment-132 [...] the magazine’s conception and evolution as a forum for photography. Last week we shared Part 1 of this [...]

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]]> http://www.aperture.org/blog/aperture-at-sixty-classic-covers/#comment-102 John Upton Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:33:28 +0000 http://www.aperture.org/?p=7214#comment-102 I was a student in 1951 in the photography department at the California School of Fine Arts (now The San Francisco Art Institute) when Minor went to the Conference in Aspen where it was decided to publish an art oriented photography magazine. Minor asked the students for suggestions for a title. In 1952 the first issue of Aperture was published. Fortunately I still have two copies of Aperture #1 signed by Minor. In 1955 I was a resident student of Minor in Rochester. I helped with typing for the magazine and even wrote an article on Frederic Sommer that was published in 1957. In 1955 Ansel decided he did not want to support Aperture. Funding the magazine was very difficult. However, in 1955 Shirley Burden began his contributions to keep Aperture afloat. I would recommend reading the “Golden Decade: Photography at the California School of Fine Arts 1945-1955″ to learn more about the events that led to the birth of Aperture.

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