Hoglund studied at The Stockholm School of Art, Craft and Design from 1948-53 and went on to revolutionize the art of Swedish Glass. Between 1953 through 1973 he collaborated with Boda Glasswork and continued to partner with other artists thereafter. In the late 1970s, he began teaching at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle and lecturing across the United States.
Provides readers with the inspiration and the confidence they need to pursue their passions and create a comfortable, satisfying life for them and their families.
Julie Semel was born in July 1941 in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University. She had a brief career in social work before beginning work with Bill Maris in 1969 when he hired her as an assistant. Over the subsequent years, Semel's creative role expanded to include collaboration on photographic works. They were married in 1977. Many of the photographs in the Pratt Institute collection are credited to both Semel and Maris as Maris/Semel or as their corporate name, Semarco Inc. Their works frequently constituted as many as 30 pages a month across various publications during the 1970s and 1980s.
Bill Maris passed away unexpectedly on December 16, 1986 in New York City. After Maris's death, Semel continued to photograph products at their Manhattan studio and to produce architectural, garden, and design stories for magazines. In 1998, Semel also began to produce articles and photographic essays for travel industry clients. Her clients have included the national tourism boards of Italy and Germany. She continues to work in the travel photography industry.
Marie L. Radford, became acting dean when Dr. Woodsworth was made Pratt’s acting provost on June 1, 2002. Marie Radford continued as acting dean of the School of Information and Library Science from 2002-2004. An associate professor at Pratt from 1996-2004, she was tenured in 2001. A Rutgers University alumna, Dr. Radford received her Ph.D. from Rutgers School of Communication and Information in 1993 and she holds an M.S.L.S from Syracuse University and a B.A. from The College of New Jersey. She is currently a professor in the Department of Library and Information Science and Director of the Ph.D. Program in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. She has authored many books in the library and information field, with a special focus on reference services.
Moore, Charles Willard (American architect, author, and educator)
Charles Willard Moore was a partner in several firms throughout the 1960s before founding his own, Charles W. Moore Associates, in 1970 in Berkeley, California. In 1975, he joined the firm Moore Grover Harper in Alexandria, Virginia. He was known for his humanistic approach to architecture.
Rouse Company was an American real estate development and management firm based in Columbia, Maryland, founded by James W. Rouse in 1939. The company specialized in developing suburban enclosed-malls and planned communities. It was one of the largest publicly held firms of its kind in the U.S. until 2004, when it was purchased by General Growth Properties Inc.
Julian Neski (1927-2004) and Barbara Neski (1928-) were an architectural team based in New York City that helped revolutionize domestic design in the 1960s-1970s. Together, they designed more than 35 distinct vacation houses, many of which can be found in the East Hamptons.
Playboy: Entertainment for Men
Features erotic photographs of women. Covers all the interests in men's lives, including fashion, entertainment, music, and sports cars.
Offers ideas in the areas of interior design, architecture and garden design, as well as expert advice on antiques and art. Covers articles on fine food and entertaining, etiquette and traditions.
James Hester was the President of New York University from 1962-1975, as well as the President of the New York Botanical Garden from 1980-1989. He is recognized as an influential leader of NYU who helped to bring the university to its now internationally renowned status. He was also an advocate for urban private education and served on the President's Task Force on Higher Education and on the Board of the American Council on Education.