Avery, Paul (photographer) (1934-2000)

"It became necessary to destroy the town to save it." [Poster]

San Francisco: Paul Avery, circa 1970. Original poster. 18+ x 14+ inches
East Wind ~ printer | ~ Paul Avery photographer
1970



Avery joined the San Francisco Chronicle in 1959. In the 2nd half of the 1960s, Avery took a leave of absence from the Chronicle and moved his family to Vietnam. In Saigon, Avery co-founded Empire News, a freelance photojournalism organization. He expanded Empire News, opening a branch in Hong Kong, before returning to San Francisco, in 1969 after 3 years in Asia. In the mid-1980s, after working for The Sacramento Bee and writing a book about the Hearst kidnapping, he signed up with the then- Hearst-owned San Francisco Examiner, where he stayed until his retirement in August 1994. Item #16-3035

Price: $275.00