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1933-2009

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  1. Baby, South Carolina by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Baby, South Carolina, c. 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  2. Venice, California by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Venice, California, 1984

    Gelatin silver print

    8.875 x 13.125 in (22.54 x 33.34 cm)

  3. Memorial Park Dedication by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Memorial Park Dedication, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

  4. Old Hotel Room, Vassar, Michigan by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Old Hotel Room, Vassar, Michigan, 1948

    Gelatin silver print

    8.625 x 13.125 in (21.91 x 33.34 cm)

  5. Baby by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Baby, c. 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  6. Girl with Cat by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Girl with Cat, c. 1981

    Gelatin silver print

    16 x 20 in (40.64 x 50.8 cm)

  7. Organ Grinder by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Organ Grinder, 1949

    Gelatin silver print

    14 x 11 in (35.56 x 27.94 cm)

  8. Richard Swanson

    Airplane Boy, 1974

    Chromogenic print

    8.25 x 12.625 in (20.96 x 32.07 cm)

  9. Estonian Refugees by Richard Swanson, Image 1.

    Richard Swanson

    Estonian Refugees, 1950

    Gelatin silver print

    11 x 14 in (27.94 x 35.56 cm)

Richard "Dick" Swanson was an American photographer know for his black-and-white photographs created in Michigan, South Florida, and North Carolina. Active from the 1940s to the 1990s, he worked in the social documentary tradition and street photography. In addition to being an award-winning photographer, he was also a practicing dentist for most of his life. His archive is held at the University of Michigan.