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Bert Beaver BERT BEAVER (Canadian, 1921-2012) "Leaf" 1970 - Limited edition archival gelatin silver photograph, mounted on original backing, edition of 150. 6.75 x 5 inches (photograph), 13.25 x 11 inches (backing). Excellent condition. This piece is also in the permanent collection of the Princeton University Art Museum, Dayton Art Institute, George Eastman Museum (Rochester NY), University of California Los Angeles and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Limited edition archival gelatin silver photograph, mounted on original backing, edition of 150 BERT BEAVER (Canadian, 1921-2012) This piece is also in the permanent collection of the Princeton University Art Museum, Dayton Art Institute, George Eastman Museum (Rochester NY), University of California Los Angeles and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Bert Beaver was born in 1921 in Calgary, Alberta. He served as a photographer in the Canadian Army during World War II, then attended the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary) and the Institute of Design (Chicago). He worked as a photojournalist in the 1950s and early 1960 before starting to teach at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1967. Beaver was head of the photography department there from 1972 to 1980. In the 1980s, He collaborated on a project with IBM, becoming a pioneer in the use of computers in photography. Beaver's work can be found in many important collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Delaware Art Museum, Syracuse University Art Museum, Princeton University Art Museum and Griffin Museum of Photography. Bert Beaver died in 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Excellent condition 6.75 x 5 inches (photograph), 13.25 x 11 inches (backing)