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Photographer George Tate (1920-1992) displayed his uncanny ability to capture the giddiness and hope of a place and time through mesmerizing images of mid-century Southern California. Tate learned the technical aspects as a photographer in the US Army during World War II. Following the war he worked at several photography studios in the Forth Worth, Texas area, eventually teaching at the Fort Worth School of Photography. In February 1951 he headed West after receiving a scholarship to the Art Center School of Photography in Los Angeles where he honed his compositional and aesthetic ideas. After completing his studies in 1953 he worked as a staff photographer for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in their Guided Missile Section until 1958. In June of that year he struck out on his own as a freelance photojournalist until he retired in the 1970's.