Skippy Adelman
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Skippy Adelman (born Julius Edelman; March 29, 1924 Manhattan, New York City – May 1, 2004 Long Island City, New York) was an American photographer, best known for his book Jazzways, featuring monochrome photography of jazz musicians, and for his contributions to the bygone New York City daily paper, PM, where he worked as a staff photojournalist.[1]
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Skippy Adelman | |
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Born | Julius Edelman March 29, 1924 Manhattan, New York |
Died | May 1, 2004(2004-05-01) (aged 80) Long Island City, New York |
Occupation | Photojournalist |
Known for | Jazz photography |
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Adelman also worked as a stringer for Black Star and contributed photos to Ebony from 1946 to 1955 and New York Age around 1950. Adelman stopped photographing jazz musicians in the late 1940s[2] and seemingly disappeared, perhaps because he began using his real name in 1953.