Published by the MIT News Office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Published by the MIT News Office at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
MARCH DEADLINE Student Photo Contest Honors Edgerton, Mili Entries are now being accepted in the first annual Edgerton/Mili Photography Contest to encourage and reward student talent at MIT. "The contest commemorates two great MIT photographers--Harold E. (Doc) Edgerton, renowned for his developments in stroboscopy, and his 1927 classmate and friend Gjon Mili, the famous Life magazine photographer who brought Doc's work to the world's attention in the 1930s," says the brochure announcing the contest. Prizes for the contest are supported by income from a fund bequeathed to Doc and MIT by Mr. Mili and by the National Geographic Society's Centennial Prize given to Doc in 1988 that he designated to the MIT Museum. Cash prizes of $700, $500 and $300 and 16 $100 Museum Shop gift certificates will be awarded in this year's contest. The top three winners may choose an autographed Edgerton Sports Portfolio, with a present retail value of $750, instead of a cash prize. Entries must in some way relate to MIT. A goal of the contest, the brochure says, is to build a collection of photographs that represent how students at MIT view their alma mater. Photos and original negatives or slides will become the property of the MIT Museum and may subsequently be used in any way deemed appropriate by the museum staff. Photographers will be credited whenever the photographs are used but there will be no further compensation. The contest is sponsored by the MIT Museum (N52, second floor) and the MIT Alumni/ae Association (Rm 10-110) in cooperation with the Stroboscopic Light Lab (Rm 4-405), the Student Art Association (Rm W20- 429), and the Visual Arts Program (Rm N51-315). Entry forms and contest rules are available at those locations and at the Information Center (Rm 7-121) and the Museum Shop in the Student Center. The deadline for entries is Friday, March 8, with winners to be announced on Friday, April 12. Specific questions may be directed to Sally Beddow, curatorial assistant at the Museum, x3-4440.