GLENS FALLS NY -- When people called photographer Richard Dean, who died
in 2008, the “Dean of Adirondack Photographers,” it was more than just a
play on his name. “It had that look — that ‘50s connection to the
Adirondack tourism,” said Todd DeGarmo, director of The Folklife Center
at Crandall Public Library, referring to Dean’s photography. “It was
documenting that fantasy — almost a Walt Disney kind of feel.” Dean
shot hundreds of thousands of images of village main streets, motels,
tourist attractions and scenic spots in the Adirondacks. Many of his photos were made into postcards and others were used for tourism promotion. The
photographer and his work will be the topic of a free talk at 7 p.m.
Wednesday in the community room in the basement of Crandall Public
Library.
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