When I arrived at the ID, Institute of Design, in 1976, very little of László Moholy-Nagy’s legacy was left. Jay Doblin, the next leading director of the school, as it is told, had rubbish trucks come to remove the emptied-out legacies of the Chicago Bauhaus and its traditions. There was a faculty revolt, and a […]

Ralph Coburn was born in Minneapolis, MN in 1923. His father taught romance languages at the University of Minnesota. In 1926 the family moved to Miami, FL, where his parents founded a private school. The Coburn School was run by Ralph’s father who spoke six languages, while his British born mother who had lived in […]

When I became an associate at Leverett A. Peters, Associates, Carl Zahn dropped in one day unannounced, just to see what was going on in this new studio on Boston’s Boylston Street, across from the Public Library. Carl Zahn’s professionalism was highly regarded. He knew the best set of printers from which one could choose […]

Fred studied art history at Middlebury College and photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, and was a professional photographer. A founding principal of Envision Corporation, Fred directed corporate communications media projects for Polaroid, The Boston Globe, Digital Equipment, Sheraton, and many others. Fred helped create Boston’s multimedia presentation bid to host the 1976 […]