Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959

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American photographer and musician. Wright considered Bacon and Ansel Adams his closest friends.

From the description of Letters to Ernst Bacon, 1928-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500261

Born George Cedric Wright on 13 April 1889 in Alameda, Calif. Wright was a violinist and teacher until 1934, when he took up study of photography with Ansel Adams.

From the description of Cedric Wright papers, 1900-1958. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 85036862

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referencedIn Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. Houghton Library
creatorOf Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959. Cedric Wright papers, 1900-1958. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Haas, Elise S. (Elise Stern). Elise Stern Haas family photographs [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Bishop, G. Paul. [Portrait of Cedric Wright] [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959. Letter, 1954, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959. Letters to Ernst Bacon, 1928-1959. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Goddard Jones, Kathleen, 1907-2001. Kathleen Goddard Jones Correspondence, 1918-2002. California Polytechnic State University, Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
referencedIn Ernst Bacon Papers, 1933-1986 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Wright, Cedric, 1889-1959. Treasure Island and Golden Gate International Exposition construction photographs [graphic]. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf WRIGHT, CEDRIC. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990. Ernst Bacon papers, 1933-1986. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Cedric Wright Papers, 1900-1958 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Portraits of University of California individuals and groups, ca. 1850-[ongoing] Bancroft Library
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associatedWith Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984. person
associatedWith Bacon, Ernst, 1898- person
associatedWith Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990. person
associatedWith Bishop, G. Paul. person
correspondedWith Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 person
associatedWith Field, Sara Bard, 1882-1974. person
associatedWith Goddard Jones, Kathleen, 1907-2001. person
associatedWith Haas, Elise S. (Elise Stern) person
associatedWith Lee, Roger. person
associatedWith Maybeck, Bernard R. person
associatedWith Online Archive of California. corporateBody
associatedWith Sierra Club. corporateBody
associatedWith Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944. person
associatedWith Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959. person
associatedWith Wright, Joanne. person
associatedWith Wright, Rhea. person
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Architecture
Music
Photographers
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Violinists
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Birth 1889-04-13

Death 1959

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