LACHS Webinar from June 2, 2021

A webinar with Julie (Ackerman) Anderson presenting her new book The Golden Age of Hollywood Through the Lens of Joe Ackerman.

Julie’s father Joe Ackerman moved to Los Angeles in the 1940’s and started collecting autographs and celebrity photos that he took himself over several decades amassing a huge collection. For the past 10 years, the collection has resided at the Hollywood Museum and is considered one of the greatest autograph collections in the world.

Julie tells the story about her father and share images from his collection including several never before published black and white pictures of the stars. The book The Golden Age of Hollywood Through the Lens of Joe Ackerman was a 15 year project starting as a collaboration between Julie and her mother Marian Ackerman after Joe’s passing. This is a rare look into the Golden Age of Hollywood through Joe’s camera lens. For more information on the book project, please visit: www.joeackermanshollywood.com