Andrew Kilgore

Andrew Kilgore was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1940. He received a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, in 1963. The following year he studied in New York City at the Union Theological Seminary and the Stella Adler Theatre Studio. In 1965, he worked as a Protestant minister at the rural Tri-Parish Churches in Hardwick, Vermont. From 1966 to 1968, Kilgore was a Peace Corps Volunteer in India. From 1969 to 1971, he was a Mobility Instructor with the Texas State Commission for the Blind in Austin, Texas, teaching blind and severely retarded children. In 1973, he was hired by the University of Arkansas to develop a photography program. From 1973 to 1977, he worked as the photography instructor in the Art Department, building the program to include nine darkrooms and 85 students. In 1977, he retired from teaching to work as a commercial photographer and has produced numerous photographic essays and exhibits. Source: http://www.uark.edu/depts/speccoll/findingaids/faytownfolk.htmlUniversity of Arkansas Library Special Collections, The Fayetteville Townfolk Portfolio