Art Plotnik

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Art Plotnik

Arthur Plotnik (1937 - August 28, 2020) was a photographer, journalist, author and librarian, known for being the editor of American Libraries magazine for fifteen years. [1] Plotnik worked for the American Library Association for over twenty years. [2] His photographs covering 23 years of librarians and librarianship are held at the American Library Association Archives. [3]

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Before working at ALA, Plotnik worked at the Library of Congress and was a staff writer and reviewer at Albany’s Times-Union. [1] Two of his books The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words were Book of the Month Club selections. [4]

Early life

Plotnik was born in 1937 to Annabelle and Mike Plotnik, Russian immigrants. [5] Plotnik graduated from White Plains High School in 1955; he was voted "wittiest" in his class. [5] He earned a BA at Harpur College and a master's degree in English at the University of Iowa, where he studied under Philip Roth. [3] [5]

Works and publications

References

  1. 1 2 Bertram, Cara (2018-07-18). "Library Life: The Arthur Plotnik Photographs". American Library Association Archives. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ↑ "The Art Plotnik photograph collection". American Libraries Magazine. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. 1 2 "Arthur Plotnik Photographs, 1969-1992". The American Library Association Archives. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Plotnik". PenguinRandomhouse.com. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. 1 2 3 Liebson, Richard (2019-02-19). "Coming-of-age novel reflects the American experience that was 1950s White Plains". lohud.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
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