Arthur S. Siegel

Arthur Sidney Siegel (August 2, 1913 – February 1, 1978) was an American photographer and educator. Siegel grew up in Detroit and studied photography at the New Bauhaus in Chicago, under the school's founder László Moholy-Nagy. His photographs are included in the collections of multiple major museums, including two dedicated exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago. Siegel lived in Chicago until his death in 1978.

Biography

Siegel began photographing in the mid-1920s as a youth. He studied at University of Michigan, and graduated with a degree in sociology at Wayne State University in 1937 and then enrolled in the New Bauhaus at the Armour Institute. There he studied under the school's founder, László Moholy-Nagy, as well as György Kepes, until 1938, when he returned to Detroit.

Siegel's photography was included in several major exhibitions at art galleries, including two shows devoted exclusively to Siegel at the Art Institute of Chicago and as part of the "Image of America" exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. He also wrote extensively on photography and influenced the development of photographic education programs.

Siegel died at his home in Chicago on February 1, 1978, and was buried at Graceland Cemetery.