Peter Gowland

Peter Gowland
Peter Gowland
Born	April 3, 1916; Los Angeles, California, United States
Died	March 17, 2010 (aged 93); Pacific Palisades, California
Occupation	Glamour photographer
Years active	1936–1966
Spouse(s)	Alice Adams (m. 1941)
Parent(s)	Gibson Gowland; Sylvia Andrew
Website	http://petergowland.com

Peter A. Gowland (April 3, 1916 – March 17, 2010)[1] was a famous American glamour photographer and actor. He was known for designing and building his own studio equipment and was active professionally for six decades.

Gowland shot more than 1,000 magazine covers, mostly glamour shots of female models but also portraits of celebrities including Rock Hudson and Robert Wagner. His covers included Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Modern Photography. He invented elite cameras and equipment that he used to shoot pinups and magazine covers. In the late 1950s, Gowland also invented the twin-lens Gowlandflex camera, which used 4-by-5 inch film for high-quality pictures. The camera has since been used by such photographers as Annie Leibovitz and Yousuf Karsh.

Gowland grew up on movie sets and worked as film extra in his youth. He learned photo lighting and techniques from watching movies being shot. The son of Gibson Gowland and Sylvia Andrew, both actors, he acted in at least 12 films, mostly uncredited. He had a small part in Citizen Kane.[2] He died of surgical complications after fracturing his hip.[3][4]

The Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice

The 1971 human anatomy textbook The Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice featured photographs by Gowland in the surface anatomy section. The book was authored by professors R. Frederick Becker, James S. W. Wilson, and John A. Gehweiler, and was met with scandal and a feminist boycott, which resulted in the withdrawal by the publisher after only 5000 copies were distributed.[5][6][7]

Bibliography

Classic Nude Photography, ISBN 1-58428-040-9
Peter Gowland's New Handbook of Glamour Photography, ISBN 0-517-56898-5
The Secrets of Photographing Women
Gowland's Guide to Glamour Photography
How to Photograph Women 1954 Crown, 7 printings
Art & Technique of Stereo Photography 1954 Crown, LCCN 54011184
Stereo Photography 1954 Crown, LCCN 54006642
Figure Photography 1954 Fawcett, 600,000 sold
How to Take Glamour Photos 1955 Fawcett
Glamour Techniques 1958 Fawcett
Photo Secrets 1958 Whitestone
Glamour Camera 1959 Fawcett
Face & Figure 1959 Fawcett
How to Take Better Home Movies 1960 ARCO
Guide to Electronic Flash 1960 Amphoto
Photo Ideas 1961 Whitestone
Peter Gowland Photographs the Figure 1962 Whitestone
Camera in Hawaii 1963 Whitestone
Camera in Japan 1964 Whitestone
Figure Quarterly 1965 Development Corp
Guide to Glamour Photography 1972 Crown, 16 printings
Electronic Flash Simplified 1976 Amphoto, 7 printings
Basic Glamour 1979 School of Modern Photography
The Secrets of Photographing Women 1981 Crown, 6 printings
New Handbook of Glamour Photography 1988 Crown - Random House
Henry Miller Portfolio 18 unbound prints 2000 Roger Jackson Publisher
Classic Nude Photography 2001 Amherst Media, Inc.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1936	The Adventures of Frank Merriwell	Himself
1936	The Great Ziegfeld	Dancer	Uncredited
1936	Cain and Mabel	Dancer	Uncredited
1936	Born to Dance	Dancer	Uncredited
1937	Hot Water	College Boy	Uncredited
1939	Wuthering Heights	Dancer	Uncredited
1941	Citizen Kane	Guest	Uncredited
1946	13 Rue Madeleine		Uncredited
1947	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	R.A.F. Pilot	Uncredited
1948	Joan of Arc	Soldier	Uncredited
1949	You're My Everything	Leading Man	Uncredited
1966	The Swinger	Photographer	Uncredited, (final film role)

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References

"Fashion photographer Peter Gowland dies at 93". Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
Fashion photographer Peter Gowland dies at 93 blnz.com
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Halperin EC (February 2009). "The pornographic anatomy book? The curious tale of the Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice". Academic Medicine. 84 (2): 278–83. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e31819391e2. PMID 19174685.
"Dr. Edward Halperin Interview". Digitaldukemed.mc.duke.edu. 2007-05-29. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
"University of Louisville :: News Releases :: Medical dean explores history of teaching anatomy". Php.louisville.edu. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

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[1] "Fashion photographer Peter Gowland dies at 93". Archived from the original on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-03-29.

[2] Fashion photographer Peter Gowland dies at 93 blnz.com

[3] Los Angeles Times

[4] New York Times

[5] Halperin EC (February 2009). "The pornographic anatomy book? The curious tale of the Anatomical Basis of Medical Practice". Academic Medicine. 84 (2): 278–83. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e31819391e2. PMID 19174685.

[6] "Dr. Edward Halperin Interview". Digitaldukemed.mc.duke.edu. 2007-05-29. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-09-18.

[7] "University of Louisville :: News Releases :: Medical dean explores history of teaching anatomy". Php.louisville.edu. 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2013-09-18.