Hazel Larsen

Hazel Larsen Archer experienced life at BMC as a student, faculty, and as a staff member working in the college office. She studied art, design, and photography, taking classes with Josef Albers, Josef Breitenbach, and Beaumont Newhall among others. Starting in 1949, Hazel was appointed to teach photography, and was at the college for nine years altogether. As many of her students later stated, Hazel had a lasting impact on them with her emphasis on seeing rather than technique. She also invited photographers to teach at Black Mountain College including Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, and Arthur Siegel for a special focus on photography in the summer of 1951.

Source: Black Mountain College Museum and Art Center

Courses Taken

Summer 1944: Composition with Jean Charlot, Drawing and Painting with Charlot, Color with J. Albers, General Design with J. Albers, Photography with J.Breitenbach

Summer1945:Writing with Margret Beidler

Fall 1945-1946: Drawing with Albers, Painting with Albers

Winter 1945-1946: Painting with Albers, Design with Albers, Shorthand with Alice Rondthaler

Spring 1945-1946: Painting with Albers, Design with Albers, Shorthand with A. Rondthaler, Work Program

Summer 1946: Color with Albers

Spring 1947-1948: Design with Albers

Summer 1948: Photography with Newhall, Architecture and IndustrialEngineering with Fuller