Brunner, Warren E. 1928-

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BRUNNER, Warren E. 1928-

PERSONAL: Born March 19, 1928, in Cumberland, WI; son of Edmund (a druggist) and Helen (a teacher; maiden name, Turnquist) Brunner; married Patricia Parker (a minister), June 15, 1956; children: Scharme Brunner Price, Gwen Brunner Hensley, Kara. Politics: Independent. Religion: Baha'i.

ADDRESSES: Home—203 Peachbloom Hill, Berea, KY 40403. Office—Brunner Studio, 665 Big Hill Rd., Berea, KY 40403.

CAREER: Writer. Brunner Studio (portrait and wedding photographers), Berea, KY, owner, 1954–.

MEMBER: Professional Photographers of America.

WRITINGS:

PHOTOGRAPHER

Albert J. Fritsch, Appalachia: A Meditation, Loyola University Press (Chicago, IL), 1985.

Albert J. Fritsch, Down to Earth Spirituality, Sheed & Ward (Franklin, WI), 1992.

Loyal Jones, Appalachian Values, Jesse Stuart Foundation (Ashland, KY), 1994.

Deborah V. McCauley, Mountain Holiness: A Photographic Narrative, University of Tennessee Press (Knoxville, TN), 2003.

Also creator of Appalachia Simple Lifestyle Calendar (annual publication), Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest. Photograph collections include War on Poverty in Appalachia; Appalachian Family Strengths (slide collection); Boone, North Carolina; Hungry Moon; and Then and Now: 1964–1984.

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