Joel Martin Halpern Photograph Collection

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Joel Martin Halpern (1929- ) has lived in Amherst since 1967 when he became a professor in the Anthropology Department at the University of Massachusetts. He has traveled widely and conducted extensive field research, including photographic documentation, of cultures in many countries. In accordance with his interest in visual anthropology, Halpern has taught courses on culture and film, exhibited his own photographs, and prepared documentary films.The Halpern Photograph Collection consists of images, taken since 2005, of the landscape, architecture, and culture of Amherst and its neighboring towns. This is a growing collection of over 1,000 digital images.