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MILTON GOLDSTEIN

1915 - 2000

BiographyMilton Goldstein was born May 30, 1915, in New York City. When he was three his father died during a terrible influenza epidemic. His mother nearly died as well. Relatives took care of Milton and his two older brothers until their mother recovered. As the boys grew, she was their sole support. Goldstein attended school in New York, receiving his BSS and MBA at City College in New York and his LLB at the La Salle Extension University. He spent seven years working as a statistician, six as an investigator, three as an accountant, seven as a certified public accountant, and 30 years, until his death, as an attorney.

He first visited Yosemite National Park in 1964 and began photographing the scenery immediately. The photo editor at Doubleday was astounded by his work. The company would later publish two of Goldstein's books. In 1973, Milton was invited to exhibit his photographs in a one-man show at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Titled "The Magnificent West: An Americana Heritage," it consisted of 45 dye-transfer prints.

In 1971, tragedy struck Goldstein's family when one of his two daughters died. A year later his wife passed away. In 1973 he met and married Martha Ann Greaves. In 1884 the Goldsteins moved to Kanab and to Hurricane in 1990 to be close to Zion National Park. Goldstein continued to make his living as an attorney in Utah while exploring photography. BYU exhibited his work in 1998 and it has been shown in various other venues. He passed away on May 17, 2000, just before his 85th birthday and is survived by his wife Martha.

From: Christenson, Richard. "Photographs that Speak to the Heart." ST. GEORGE MAGAZINE 18, 5 (Oct./Nov. 2000): 22-5.

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