Photographs from the collection of former Argonne employees Betty and Lester Guttman are now on exhibit at The Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago.
The Hyde Park couple’s estate donated 830 photos by 414 artists to the museum, located at 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago. Lester died in 2006, and Betty died in 2014.
The Guttmans were married for 50 years. Betty Guttman was a technical editor for the former IPD Division. She retired in 1991 with 32 years of service. Lester Guttman retired in 1986 with 26 years of service. He was a senior chemist in the Materials Science Division and editor of the Journal of Applied Physics.
“There Was a Whole Collection Made: Photography from Lester and Betty Guttman” will be on display through December 30, 2016.