Charles Reich
1944 - 2014
Reich learned the process of palladium printing, a photographic printing process, in a small class taught by Richard "Chip" Benson, who was then working at the Meriden Gravure Company and renting a studio at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford (where he taught the class).
In around 1975, Reich, smitten with the palladium printing process, took over Benson's studio after he relocated to Newport, RI, and pursued photography full time. Using an 8 x 10 view camera, Reich photographed the urban landscape of Connecticut. He illustrated the Hartford Architecture Conservancy's three-volume survey of Hartford architecture and David Ransom's book about architect George Keller. In the late 1980s, Reich left photography to provide support for his brother's furniture business.
Charles Reich died on April 3, 2014.
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