Marotta, Joe (Joseph)
Dates
- Existence: approximately 1940
Biographical History
Joe Marotta (born approximately 1940) is a local Utah photographer, and was a professor of photography at the University of Utah.
Joe Marotta's interest in photography began in his third year of college at the State University of New York in Albany in the 1960s. In 1978, he began teaching photography at the University of Utah where he served as the chair of the photography department from 1988 until 1993. Marotta's work has been shown nationally and internationally. His work is featured in Photographers of the West and Black and White Photography: An International Collection. He retired from teaching at the University of Utah in May 2018.
Citation:
artistsofutah.org via WWW, retrieved August 29, 2018 ("Joe Marotta"; started teaching photograpy in 1978; interest in photography began at State University of New York; work appears in Photographers of the West and Black And White Photography: An International colluction).art.Utah.edu via WWW, retrieved August 29, 2018 ("Photography Proffessor Joe Marotta Retires"; chair of photography department from 1988 to 1993; retired in May 2018).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art photograph collection
Contains fourteen photographs from various local photographers of Utah that were featured in the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Some of the photographs are framed, and most are photos of landscape or scenery. Dated approximately 1961 to 1993.