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Bloom (Nancy J. Fostvedt Tice) Collection of Family Photographs by Will Connell
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Preferred Citation
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
  • General note
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice Bloom Collection of Family Photographs by Will Connell
    Creator: Bloom, Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2105
    Physical Description: 1 oversize_boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1933-1946
    Abstract: Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice (ca. 1900-1978) was a member of the Los Angeles art community and often a model for photographers in the group. Will Connell (1898-1961) was a self taught photographer (1920s). He opened a studio in downtown Los Angeles, exhibited in Pictorialist exhibits, and was a member of the Camera Pictorialist. In 1931, he started a 30-year teaching career at Art Center College of Design. He also worked for movie studios and magazines, did commercial photography, and was one of the first photojournalists. The collection consists of photographs or portraits of Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice and her family taken by Will Connell. Subjects include other Fostvedt Family members, Connell Family members, and various friends.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    General Physical Description note: no content
    Language of Material: English .

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice Bloom Collection of Family Photographs by Will Connell (Collection 2105). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Jo Tice Bloom, 1981.

    Processing Information

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    General note

    The collection contains portraits of Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice and her family by Will Connell. Included are photographs of Cynthia Tice taken to illustrate an article in October 10, 1942 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. A letter with information about the portrait subjects is in the collection folder.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942303913606533 

    Biography

    Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice was born in Portland, Oregon, ca. 1900; married Willaim C. Fostvedt (1926), divorced and married Fred A. Tice (1943); was a member of the Los Angeles art community and often a model for photographers in the group; died ca. 1978.
    William C. Fostvedt was born in Olso, Norway, 1902; migrated to U.S., 1907; was a banker; died in Los Angeles, 1964.
    Nancy Jo Fostvedt Tice Bloom, daughter of Opal and William, was born in Los Angeles, California, 1933.
    Cynthia S. Tice, daughter of Opal and William, was born in Los Angeles, California, 1937.
    Will Connell was born in McPherson, Kansas, 1898; became a self taught photographer (1920s) and opened a studio in downtown Los Angeles; exhibited in Pictorialist exhibits and was a member of the Camera Pictorialist; started 30-year teaching career at Art Center College of Design (1931); closed his Los Angeles studio and did jobs for movie studios and magazines as well as commercial photography; one of the first photojournalists, he illustrated articles for Colliers and The Saturday evening post; produced 3 photography books and wrote a monthly column for U.S. Camera entitled, "Counsel by Connell"; died 1961.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of photographs or portraits of Opal Weimer Fostvedt Tice and her family taken by Will Connell. Includes photographs of Cynthia Tice taken to illustrate an article about war orphans in the October 10, 1942 issue of The Saturday evening post. Subjects include other Fostvedt Family members, Connell Family members, and various friends.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Photographers -- California -- Archives.
    Photographs.
    Fostvedt-Tice family
    Connell, Will
    Fostvedt-Tice family--Archives.