Francis Wu - Selection Committee
Francis Wu was on the panel of the committee of PSA to select the person with the honor of receiving the 1960 Stuyvesant Peabody Memorial Award.
This is an award, which is given annually to a member of the Society with outstanding capabilities who has contributed significantly to Pictorial Photography in any field of photographic endeavor. Francis Wu won this award in 1955.
There were five men nominated for this award for the year 1960. This is a worthy group of candidates and sincere thought and consideration should be given in making the choice. It should be remembered that the Peabody Award is given to the person who in the opinion of the committee contributed the most to pictorial photography. This contribution need not have been made during the past year or so but can extend back over many years. You should indeed consider most seriously those who have made their contribution over a period of many years even up to the present. That is, that their interest is still strong and their effects still continue as well as they are able.
The candidates for this award for 1960 are:
Ansel Adams FPSA – San Francisco, Calif.
P. Douglas Anderson – FPSA – San Anselmo, Calif.
A. Aubrey Bodine, FPSA – Baltijore, Md
Capt. Edw. J. Steichen – Hon. FPSA, Ridgefield, Conn.
Sewell P Wright, FPSA – Springfield, Ill.
The winner of the award went to Sewell P. Wright for 1960. Ansel Adams did win the award in 1961.
