Description
Richard Fish was born in Los Angeles,
California on February 25, 1919. He earned a bachelor's degree in Cinematography and
Journalism at the University of Southern California in 1940, served in the United States
Army during World War II, and later attended the California School of Fine Arts in San
Francisco. The Richard Fish Collection documents his career as a professional photographer
with a focus on residential and commercial architecture and landscape design, art and
artists, writers and composers, celebrities and public figures, and natural land and
waterscapes. The collection consists of records, documents, correspondence, diagrams, maps,
promotional material, publications, notes, photographic material, audio recordings, and
ephemera.
Background
Richard Fish was born in Los Angeles, California on February 25, 1919. His father, Benjamin
Fish, worked in the motion picture distribution business, initially for his brother Samuel
Goldwyn, and later for other companies. The family frequently moved and Fish spent his
grammar school years in Seattle, Washington, then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Later, the
family moved to Chicago, Illinois where he attended Hyde Park High School. In his last
semester of high school his family moved to Beverly Hills, California. At Beverly Hills High
School, Fish wrote for the Beverly Hills High Lights and the Beverly Hills Citizen. He
graduated in 1936.
Restrictions
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright
status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected
by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the
written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Availability
This collection is open for research use.