Carroll Seghers II
Carroll Seghers II (May 28, 1924 – April 17, 2004) was an American photographer, who as a leading member of the creative photo revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, helped produce advertising for brands like Texaco, Marlboro, American Express, Chrysler, United Airlines, Coca-Cola and Kodak, among many others. Seghers spent almost four decades in advertising, winning several Clio Awards, as well as being a featured contributor to Life Magazine. Selected works are also included in the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Carroll Seghers II
- Born
- 1924 · Cincinnati.
- Died
- 2004
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
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Carroll Seghers II (May 28, 1924 – April 17, 2004) was an American photographer, who as a leading member of the creative photo revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, helped produce advertising for brands like Texaco, Marlboro, American Express, Chrysler, United Airlines, Coca-Cola and Kodak, among many others. Seghers spent almost four decades in advertising, winning several Clio Awards, as well as being a featured contributor to Life Magazine. Selected works are also included in the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Early life
He rose to prominence by winning both the First Prize for Individual Pictures, as well as Second Honorable Mention in the Photo Story category of Life Magazine's Photo Contest for Young Professionals in 1951 for his photos of black religious spiritualism. His work submitted beat photographer Robert Frank for First Prize.
Carroll Seghers II was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Coral Gables, Florida when young. As a pilot and flight instructor during World War II, Seghers was stationed in Columbus, Mississippi and Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he was one of the first 19 helicopter pilots in the Army Air Forces. His photographic talent was first discovered while on his honeymoon in Europe, when he snapped a picture of the street capture of a famous thief by French police, which was immediately solicited by newspaper and wire services. It was an experience that transformed him forever. It was on this honeymoon where he formed a friendship with fellow photographer Ernst Haas.
Other notable work
Other notable work
He shot the cast of the TV show I've Got a Secret for the cover of TV Guide Magazine in 1963.
Books published
In 1960, he co-produced a picture book on Colonial Williamsburg, titled, "Adventure in Williamsburg". In 1979, he wrote and photographed the subjects for a book on women mountain climbers, titled "The Peak Experience (Hiking and Climbing for Women)", published by Bobbs-Merrill Inc.
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• First Prize for Individual Pictures, Life Magazine, 1951 • Second Honorable Mention for Photo Story Category, Life Magazine, 1951 • Best of Series, First Place Awards, Missouri School of Journalism, 1955
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- 1.Life Announces the Winner of the Young Photographers Contest. Life Magazine. 31. 22. 15, 20, 30. 26 November 1951.
- 2.Complete List of the Winners Picture Story Division. Life Magazine. 31. 22. 29. 26 November 1951.
- 3.Cribbs, Bill. New Mexico Obituary and Death Notice Archive - Page 101. www.genlookups.com.
- 4.Seghers, Carroll II. Adventure in Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. 1960.
- 5.Seghers, Carroll II. The Peak Experience: Hiking and Climbing for Women. Bobbs-Merrill. 1979. 0672524880.
- 6.Journalism Awards are Announced. Pampa Daily News. 7. 19 April 1955.
- 7.TV Guide Magazine, LLC. The Cover Archive: August 10, 1963. TV Guide Magazine.
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