Art Plotnik

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Art Plotnik

Arthur Plotnik (1937 - August 28, 2020) was a photographer, journalist, author and librarian, known for being the editor of American Libraries magazine for fifteen years. Plotnik worked for the American Library Association for over twenty years. His photographs covering 23 years of librarians and librarianship are held at the American Library Association Archives.

Before working at ALA, Plotnik worked at the Library of Congress and was a staff writer and reviewer at Albany’s Times-Union. Two of his books The Elements of Editing and The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words were Book of the Month Club selections.

Early life

Plotnik was born in 1937 to Annabelle and Mike Plotnik, Russian immigrants. Plotnik graduated from White Plains High School in 1955; he was voted "wittiest" in his class. He earned a BA at Harpur College and a master's degree in English at the University of Iowa, where he studied under Philip Roth.

Works and publications

References

  1. 1 2 Bertram, Cara (2018-07-18). "Library Life: The Arthur Plotnik Photographs". American Library Association Archives. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  2. ↑ "The Art Plotnik photograph collection". American Libraries Magazine. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  3. 1 2 "Arthur Plotnik Photographs, 1969-1992". The American Library Association Archives. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Arthur Plotnik". PenguinRandomhouse.com. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. 1 2 3 Liebson, Richard (2019-02-19). "Coming-of-age novel reflects the American experience that was 1950s White Plains". lohud.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.