William Albert Allard
Five Decades
William Albert Allard talks about his 50-year association with National Geographic and his work with some of America’s subcultures, such as cowboys and the Hutterites.
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A pioneer in color photography, William Albert Allard has contributed to National Geographic Magazine as a writer and photographer for 50 years. Author of six highly acclaimed books, his first, Vanishing Breed: Photographs of the Cowboy and the West, he received the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Wrangler Western Heritage Award for Best Western Art Book, the…
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Organized in collaboration with National Geographic magazine, this exhibit celebrates the iconic publication’s 125-year anniversary.
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The Power of Photography: National Geographic 125 Years
Organized in collaboration with National Geographic magazine, this exhibit celebrates the iconic publication’s 125-year anniversary.
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William Albert Allard
A pioneer in color photography, William Albert Allard has contributed to National Geographic Magazine as a writer and photographer for 50 years.