Ira-Latour-Obituary

Prof. Emeritus Ira Hinsdale Latour

Chico, California

1920 - 2015

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PROFESSOR EMERITUS, IRA HINSDALE LATOUR Professor Emeritus, Ira Hinsdale Latour, 3rd Generation Photographer, Award Winning Cinema-tographer, Art Historian died July 19th. He was 95. His wife, Terri, and son, Marcus were at his side Born in New York, at 3 months old, his family moved to San...

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You were a wonderful instructor. I took a History of Photography class from you in the early 1980s at Chico State. One of my more memorable classes. I enjoyed your stories as you were a part of this history. I went on to work in television production and technology.

Very sad to hear of Ira LaTour's passing. I took quite a number of classes from Professor Latour in the late 1980's History of Photography, 20th Century European Art, Native American Art, Pre-Columbian Mexican Art, Post-Columbian Mexican Art, and maybe one or two others. Most were three hour lectures that met one night a week, from 7pm-10pm. Normally I am not a fan of long lecture classes, but Ira was a great lecturer, and I made a point of trying to take every class he offered at CSUC. ...

so sorry to read of Ira's passing. We are in Ireland. our prayers are with you. lorenzo