Preston Holder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Preston Holder

American archaeologist

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1907

Place of Birth: Wabash, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 03-Jun-1980

Profession: photographer, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Preston Holder

  • Preston Holder (September 10, 1907, Wabash, Indiana – June 3, 1980, Lincoln, Nebraska) was an American archaeologist and photographer. In 1930 he entered the University of California, Berkeley, to study anthropology.
  • While there he met photographer Willard Van Dyke after writing an assignment about his photographs.
  • Van Dyke introduced him to Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham and other photographers around the San Francisco area, and he soon was photographing in a style similar to theirs.
  • In 1932 Holder was present at a gathering at Van Dyke's house in Berkeley in which this group discussed their intention to unite in promotion of their artistic vision, They were searching for a name for their small group, and Holder suggested "US 256", which was then the commonly used Uniform System designation for a very small aperture stop on a camera lens.
  • Adams thought the name would be confusing to the public, and he suggested "f/64", which was a corresponding aperture setting for the focal system that was gaining popularity.
  • From this discussion they formed the now famous Group f/64.
  • Later that year Holder participated in their first Group f/64 show at the M.H.
  • de Young Memorial Museum, showing four prints. While photographing part-time, Holder continued his education at Berkeley and received his B.A.
  • in 1935.
  • There is almost nothing written about his photographic career after he graduated.
  • By 1940 he seemed to have drifted away from his photography interests and dedicated himself to becoming a full-time archeologist. In 1951, he earned his Ph.D.
  • from Columbia University.
  • With the help of fellow archaeologist Antonio J.
  • Waring, Jr., Preston Holder began excavations at the Irene Mound in September 1937. Located on the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, the mound took nearly two years to excavate.
  • Another excavation Holder conducted at the Saint Simon's airport on Saint Simons Island, Georgia revealed a large Late Archaic and Woodland period settlement.
  • The excavation was mentioned briefly in Antonio Waring's, The Waring Papers.
  • In 1938, Holder also wrote Excavations on Saint Simons Island and Vicinity.
  • He left Georgia in January 1938. His work in this area was additionally published as a journal article , and discussed in later publications, In 1951, he earned his Ph.D.
  • from Columbia University. He died of cancer on June 3, 1980, at the age of 72 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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