Finding Joel Pahl Dardis

Category: B&W Negatives

  • SJC, Art Project, 1941, Box 3

    SJC, Art Project, 1941, Box 3

    Third box has following written on it; DARDIS, ART, UOP, Streetcar. The expiration date of this film was set at Sept 1941, so I’m pretty sure all these negatives were shot early 1941. Some signatures of the artist equally have ’41 or 1941 attached. Although only designed for 12 negatives, Joel stashed 21 negatives in…

  • SJC, Art Project, 1941, Box 2

    SJC, Art Project, 1941, Box 2

    Today we continue with the second box of negatives in this 1941 SJC art project. Quite a few pieces from Geo. Akimoto and some beautiful 3d work.

  • SJC Art Project, 1941, Box 1

    SJC Art Project, 1941, Box 1

    The second box of 2 1/4″ x 3 1/2″ negatives has ART written on the top. Seems Joel got himself a project photographing artwork at SJC (Stockton Junior College) in 1941. Some artwork is dated “41”, so it’s safe to say that the expiration date on the box, is also the year these images were…

  • Dardis, Hands Off

    Dardis, Hands Off

    That’s written on the Eastman Film, Safety Super-XX box in pencil with a “Develop before Sept 1941” expiration date. The “safety” refers to the use of an “acetate” as a film material versus the much earlier “nitrocellulose” base. The latter being extremely flammable with spontaneous combustion being noted. Radiation or a spark could set-off an…