Hazel Frieda Archer (née Larsen; April 23, 1921, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – May 18, 2001, Tucson, Arizona) was a twentieth-century American female photographer who attended and then taught at Black Mountain College.
Her images and prints captured life at Black Mountain, and her art theory and teaching influenced major 20th-century artists and personalities.
In the spring of 1944, while at the University of Wisconsin, she saw a notice that German artist Josef Albers was offering summer courses in design and painting at Black Mountain College in North Carolina.
[3] Archer photographed life at the college and captured the everyday moments of the school's famous teachers and students.
Her photographs are managed by the Hazel Larsen Archer Estate and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.