Kessler, Chester Monroe (phot) - Self-Portrait, San Francisco, Ca. 1949

San Francisco, CA: Chester Monroe Kessler, [ca. 1949]. 19 x 24 cm. Black and White Glossy Photograph, Very Good, mounted on Crescent mat board. A photographer and film maker, Chester Monroe Kessler, was born in New Melle, Missouri on May 6, 1919. He moved to Southern California, first pursuing studies in photography at the Art Center School and later in film making and animation at the University of Southern California. In San Francisco he continued developing his photographic technique under Minor White at the California School of Fine Art. During his life he completed four films and captured portraits of celebrated artists, such as Kenneth Patchen, Jonathan William, Bob Kaufman, David Stacton, and Kenneth Anger. .

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