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Sheldon Dick (1906–1950) was an American publisher, literary agent, photographer, and filmmaker. He was a member of a wealthy and well-connected industrialist family, and was able to support himself while funding a series of literary and artistic endeavors. He published a book by poet Edgar Lee Masters, and made a documentary about mining that has been of interest to scholars. Dick is best known for the photographs he took on behalf of the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression, and for the violent circumstances of his death. == Early life == Sheldon Dick was the son of Albert Blake Dick, a wealthy manufacturer of mimeograph machines in Chicago, and Mary Henrietta Dick.〔"Why S. Dick Wed Suddenly," ''The New York Times'', September 29, 1927; "Mrs. Albert Blake Dick" (obituary), ''The New York Times'', September 27, 1944.〕 He married Dorothy Michelson, the 21-year-old daughter of scientist Albert Abraham Michelson, in 1927, shortly before Dick began studies at Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University.〔"Dorothy Michelson Surprises by Wedding," ''The New York Times'', September 29, 1927.〕 On returning to the United States, the couple lived in New York; their daughter, also named Dorothy, was born shortly thereafter. The marriage was brief. Mrs. Dick filed for divorce in April 1932, and stated in her suit that the couple had been separated for a year. The divorce was concluded within a day, and she received custody of the child.〔"Wife Sues Sheldon Dick," ''The New York Times'', April 6, 1932; "Divorces Sheldon Dick," ''The New York Times'', April 7, 1932.〕 Dick was active as a publisher at the time, working with another minor publisher, C. Louis Rubsamen.〔"Books and Authors," ''The New York Times'', October 9, 1932.〕 Only one volume bore his name as an imprint: a book of poems, ''The Serpent in the Wilderness'', by Edgar Lee Masters, published in a fine-press limited edition in 1933.〔A note on the endpaper reads, "This edition consists of 400 numbered copies, of which 365 are for sale, numbers 1 to 84 inclusive, containing holograph manuscript. The book was made under the supervision of Vrest Orton & Ray Nash, and printed at the Marchbanks press on papier de Rives in Baskerville type." Edgar Lee Masters, ''The Serpent in the Wilderness'' (New York: S. Dick, 1933).〕 It was large (8½ by 12 inches) and made with obvious attention to detail, but with some mistakes, the worst of which was the accidental binding of manuscript pages into some copies; the reception was mixed. A positive review in ''The New York Times'' describes the physical book as "an attractive piece of work."〔P. H., "A New Book of Poems by Edgar Lee Masters," ''The New York Times'', August 6, 1933.〕 The book sold slowly, despite a brief spike caused by the ''Times'' review, and made no profit, and a trade edition, which Dick and Masters had discussed, never materialized, partly because Dick had indicated in promotional material that there would not be one.〔Herbert K. Russell,''Edgar Lee Masters: A Biography'' (Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2001), 293-294.〕 Masters biographer Herbert K. Russell blames the book's failure in part on Dick's "poor judgment." Dick married Mary Lee Burgess in 1933; she would later assist in his documentary work. His first recorded activity as a photographer took place around this time, shortly after his failure in publishing; he took photographs for a book on Mexico, published in 1935.〔Edith Mackie and Sheldon Dick, ''Mexican Journey: An Intimate Guide to Mexico'' (New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1935).〕 The book was not well-received, however, and a review states that "The group of photographs adds little to the volume."〔Robert Spiers Benjamin, "Mexican Journey," ''The New York Times'', September 27, 1936.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sheldon Dick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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