Dates: | 1911, 7 March - 1996, 22 November | Born: | US, IL, Chicago | Active: | US | American photographer who experimented continually with composite images and the use of chemically assisted solarization processes - creating what were termed ‘duotone solarizations‘ that had both a black and white and a brown toning. The 2004 exhibition at the Getty in Los Angeles highlighted his fascinating range of work.Preparing biographies
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Getty Research, Los Angeles, USA has an ULAN (Union List of Artists Names Online) entry for this photographer. This is useful for checking names and they frequently provide a brief biography. | | Go to website |
The following books are useful starting points to obtain brief biographies but they are not substitutes for the monographs on individual photographers. |
• Evans, Martin Marix (Executive ed.) 1995 Contemporary Photographers [Third Edition] (St. James Press - An International Thomson Publishing Company) [Expensive reference work but highly informative.] • Witkin, Lee D. and Barbara London 1979 The Photograph Collector’s Guide (London: Secker and Warburg) p.250-251 [Long out of print but an essential reference work - the good news is that a new edition is in preparation.]
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If there is an analysis of a single photograph or a useful self portrait I will highlight it here. |
"Anything is art, depending on what attitude you bring to it." | "Art is a matter of picking up on the mundane and giving it form at a higher level of expression." | "In photographing Chicago I have concerned myself with its inner psychological condition as it is everywhere reflected in the face and figure of its human beings." |
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