Symposium: Laurence Salzmann, A Life With Others

10:00 – 10:05 am: Greetings and Introduction

Sean Quimby, Associate University Librarian & Director of the Jay I. Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Director of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania

10:10 – 11:30 am: Session I

The Laurence and Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann Collection: Curating a Legacy at the Penn Libraries

Session Chair: Sean Quimby

Speakers:

• Arthur Kiron, Schottenstein-Jesselson Curator of Judaica Collections; Penn Libraries, on the library context of photographic collections
• Brittany Merriam, Director of Exhibitions, Penn Libraries, on catalogue and exhibition design and production
• Jason Francisco, Professor of Film and Media, Emory University; Photographer, Artist, Essayist, Curator, on curating the catalogue and exhibition
• Holly Mengel, Head of Archives and Manuscripts Processing, Penn Libraries, Archivist, on physically processing the Salzmann print collection, producing the Finding Aid, and physical access
• Doug Emery, Penn Libraries Cultural Heritage Digital Content Programmer, on building the digital repository, creating the website, and digital access
• W. Keith McManus, Photo and Sound Engineer, Independent Artist, Philadelphia, PA, on preservation of the Salzmann Collection

Q&A

11:30 am – Noon: Break

Guests are welcome to browse the exhibition “Laurence Salzmann: A Life with Others.” 

Noon – 1:30 pm: Session II

Salzmann Documentary Photography

Session chair: Jason Francisco

Speakers:

• Stephen Perloff, founder and editor of The Photo Review, and editor of The Photograph Collector, discussing Laurence’s early documentary projects (Single Room Occupancy, 1969; Luis’ Family; City Over (Philadelphia)
• Donald E. Camp, American artist, photographer, and professor emeritus of photography at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA discussing “Face to Face: Encounters Between Jews and Black” project
• Mihaela Farcas, University of Pennsylvania (emeritus) discussing “Last Jews of Radauti,” Mioritza, and other Romanian Stories
• Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann, Consulting Scholar in the Mediterranean Section of the Penn Museum and the Deputy Director of the Gordion Archaeological Project, discussing “Jews of Turkey” and the  “Last Jews of Radauti”

Q&A
 

1:30 – 2:30 pm: Break for lunch

Guests are welcome to browse the exhibition “Laurence Salzmann: A Life with Others.” 

2:30 – 4:00 pm: Session III

Salzmann Non-Documentary Photography

Session chair: Jason Francisco

Speakers:

• Yolanda Carbajal Zuniga, Peruvian Archaeologist and Poet, discussing Misk’i Kachi / Sweet Salt People
  Note: this presentation will be delivered in Spanish with a simultaneous interpretation in English. To access the English interpretation during the session, please bring a cell phone or iPad with earpods or headphones.
• Enrique Sacerio-Garí, Dorothy Nepper Marshall Professor Emeritus of Hispanic and Hispanic-American Studies, Bryn Mawr College, discussing Imagining Cutumba (Cuba and the Ketumba Ballet)
• Flash Rosenberg, Guggenheim Fellow in the Creative Arts, artist, writer, photographer, performer. discussing “Vents and Baths”
• Miles Orvell, Professor of English & American Studies, Temple University, discussing Laurence Salzmann’s abstract photography

Q&A
 

4:00 – 4:15 pm: Break

Guests are welcome to browse the exhibition “Laurence Salzmann: A Life with Others.” 

4:15 – 5:30 pm: Session IV

Laurence Salzmann, a Life with Others

Session chair: Arthur Kiron

Speakers:

• Jason Francisco, Emory University
• Laurence Salzmann
• Ayşe Gürsan-Salzmann
• Han Salzmann, Philadelphia, PA

Q&A
 

5:30 – 7:00 pm: Buffet Reception and Tour of Exhibition