Gerry Alain Turner[1] (1921–1982) was an American photographer and children's fiction author. He worked under the name Gerry Turner.[2][3]
Life
Turner was born in 1921[2][3] in Westport, Connecticut,[3] and died in 1982[2][3] in Westport, Connecticut.[2][3]
Photography
Turner was a well-regarded photographer, specializing in children's portraiture and travel photography.[2][3] As a portrait photographer he worked with more than one thousand families in Fairfield County, Connecticut, all including natural backgrounds.[1] A series of portraits commissioned by the Girl Scouts of the USA for presentation to the White House[1][2][3] were included in a permanent collection there.
His works were featured on leading magazine covers and national advertisements.[1]
The Irish Tourist Board (Fáilte Ireland) commissioned him to visit Ireland and photograph the country and its people; he returned to the country for several weeks each year on assignment for the Irish government shooting photographs for use by the both Tourist Board and Aer Lingus, Irish International Airlines.[1][2][3]
His photography was included in the fine arts collections of various museums, and displayed in a number of one-man shows, including one in September 1977 at the Wilton, Connecticut center office of A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc., members of the New York Stock Exchange.[1]
Writing
Turner wrote seven books, ranging "from science-fiction and fantasy to books of adventure for young readers and practical works in photography and fine arts."[1] Among them were one fairy tale, Magic Night for Lillibet, one science fiction novel, Stranger from the Depths, and two works of non-fiction, Creative Crafts for Everyone and The Teen Model Fact Book. His publishers included Doubleday, Viking Press, Bobbs-Merrill, Concordia Press and American Greetings.[1]
Bibliography
Fiction
Magic Night for Lillibet (Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1959)
Stormy and the Tree-House Gang (Concordia Pub. House, 1966) = Stormy und die Baumhausbande (German, R. Brockhaus, 1971, 2nd ed., 1978)
Stranger from the Depths (Doubleday, 1967) (Scholastic (abridged), 1970)
Hide-out for a Horse (Macdonald & Co., 1968) = Der verstecke Schimmel (German, Oncken-Verl, 1968)
The Silver Dollar Hoard of Aristotle Gaskin (Doubleday, 1968)
Non-fiction
Creative Crafts for Everyone (Viking Press, 1959)
The Teen Model Fact Book (J. Messner, 1980)
References
^ abcdefgh"Color Photos On Display at Edwards Office." Article in the Bridgeport Sunday Post, Bridgeport, Conn., Sep. 18, 1977, p. D-2.
