Polaroid Big Shot Camera
Item
Title
Polaroid Big Shot Camera
Rights
Held by MassArt Archives
Creator
William Hannon
Date
1971
Description
William (Bill) Hannon, class of 1956 (Advertising and Product Design),
returned to MassArt to serve as a faculty member in Industrial and
Graphic Design in 1976. He also served as Chair of the Environmental
Design Department and Vice President of External Affairs for the
college. While at MassArt, Bill founded the Design Management
Institute (DMI) in 1975, a global non-profit dedicated to connecting,
promoting and elevating the role of design in business, culture and
society. Hannon had an illustrious career as an industrial designer
working on medical equipment, logos, corporate identities and, most
famously, the Polaroid Big Shot Camera in 1971. This popular camera
was used by iconic visual artist Andy Warhol, who appreciated its ability
to instantly capture the close-up images that the artist used to make
his famous silkscreen portraits.
returned to MassArt to serve as a faculty member in Industrial and
Graphic Design in 1976. He also served as Chair of the Environmental
Design Department and Vice President of External Affairs for the
college. While at MassArt, Bill founded the Design Management
Institute (DMI) in 1975, a global non-profit dedicated to connecting,
promoting and elevating the role of design in business, culture and
society. Hannon had an illustrious career as an industrial designer
working on medical equipment, logos, corporate identities and, most
famously, the Polaroid Big Shot Camera in 1971. This popular camera
was used by iconic visual artist Andy Warhol, who appreciated its ability
to instantly capture the close-up images that the artist used to make
his famous silkscreen portraits.
Publisher
MassArt Archive
