Betty Hahn received her first camera when she was 10. This gift led her to a lifetime in photography, particularly experimental and alternative processes. After she earned her graduate degree at Indiana University she moved to Rochester, NY where she participated in workshops with Nathan Lyon. These workshops focused on snapshots as fine art photography during a time when many photographers were making exclusively silver gelatin prints. This influence can be seen in Hahn’s recent donations to the AP/RC.
In 1975 Hahn started teaching photography at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque until her retirement in 1997.
St. Petersburg FL (flamingo), 1975; Ektacolor print; Object size: 532 x 508 mm
A Case of XX 33, 1981; Silver gelatin print; Object size 279 x 356 mm
Botanical Layout: African Daisy, 1979; Polacolor II, Object size: 722 x 673 mm
Botanical Layout: Calceolaria, 1980; Polacolor II; 733 x 615 mm
Albuquerque NM (horse), 1976; Ektacolor print; Object size: 547 x 540 mm
Branch of 3 Iris, 1984; Cyanotype, watercolor, pastel; Object size: 508 x 402 mm
Artist Printmaker/Photographer Research Collection ● AP/RC ● Art Division of the Museum of Texas Tech University 