William Seaman
William Casper Seaman (January 19, 1925 – December 6, 1997)[1] was an American photographer from Grand Island, Nebraska.
He won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Photography citing "Wheels of Death", a "dramatic photograph of the sudden death of a child in the street".[2][3] He was photographer for the Minneapolis Star from 1945 to 1982.[3]
In 1990, Pennsylvania new wave band Bang Chamber 8 used "Wheels of Death" for the cover art of their demo EP Just Another Demo.
He died in Minneapolis of natural causes.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
- ↑ "Photography". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- 1 2 3 "Biography for William Seaman". IMDb.
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