Sol Worth

Sol Worth

Sol Worth (b. New York City; August 19, 1922 - August 29, 1977) was a painter, photographer, film maker, researcher, and pioneer in the use of film in anthropological field research as well as a founding father in the field of visual communication.

He is perhaps most famous for his book, "Through Navajo Eyes: An Exploration in Film Communication and Anthropology", which he co-authored with anthropologist John Adair. Worth was the author of over two dozen scholarly papers in the fields of anthropology and communications, as well in the field of visual communication.

Notable students

*Gei Zantzinger

External links

* [http://astro.temple.edu/~ruby/wava/worth/worth.html Sol Worth's Home Page]
* [http://www.archives.upenn.edu/info/Sol_Worth_Papers.html Sol Worth Papers Inventory]
* [http://www.anthro.umontreal.ca/varia/beaudetf/Media_Autochtones/2-navajo/pdf/Study_Visual_Comm.pdf Studying Visual Communication] - Book (PDF Format)


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