John collier jr biography

For his father, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, see John Collier (sociologist).

John Collier Jr. (May 22, 1913 – February 25, 1992) was an American anthropologist and an early leader in the fields of visual anthropology and applied anthropology.

John Collier, Jr. was born in , the youngest son of Lucy Wood Collier and John Collier, Sr. His father was a social activist who later served as the.

John Collier, Jr. was born in , the youngest son of Lucy Wood Collier and John Collier, Sr. His father was a social activist who later served as the.

John Collier Jr. was an American anthropologist and an early leader in the fields of visual anthropology and applied anthropology.

John Collier Jr.

A founder of and one of the most significant contributors to the discipline of visual anthropology, John Collier Jr. applied still photography and film to.

John Collier, Jr. Birthdate: May 22, Birthplace: Sparkill, New York, United States.

His emphasis on analysis and use of still photographs in ethnography led him to significant contributions in other subfields of anthropology, especially the applied anthropology of education. His book, Visual Anthropology: Photography as a Research Method (1967) is one of the earliest textbooks in the field.

His photographs are archived at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.^[1]

Early life and family

John Collier Jr., born May 22, 1913, in Sparkill, New York, was the son of Lucy Wood Collier and sociologist John Collier.

His father was the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the New Deal. John Jr. grew up largely in Taos, New Mexico, and the San