Photographers

Julius Shulman's Visual Acoustics, Gang on Chicago's future, Sean Keller at iSpace for CAC - more November events

ArchitectureChicago PLUS (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

Knoxville Museum of Art Acquires Rare Ansel Adams Photograph

Artdaily (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

KNOXVILLE, TN.- The Knoxville Museum of Art announces the acquisition of "Dawn, Autumn Forest, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee" (1948) by legendary American photographer Ansel Adams. Adams (1902-1984) is best known for his timeless black-and-white images of Yosemite National Park and other natural wonders of the American West. In 1948, however, he traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains National...

18th November

Hamster's Wheel (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

LGBT people born today: 1872 – Sir Edward Marsh – UK Translator – Died 13 th January 1953 1877 – Arthur Cecil Pigou – UK Economist – Died 7 th March 1959 1906 – Klaus Mann – German Author – Died 21 st May 1949 1944 – Jackie Goldberg – US Politician / Teacher 1944 – Wolfgang Joop – German Fashion Designer 1985 – Kemal...

Vladimir Nabokov: Rare Photos Of The "Lolita" Author (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

Vladimir Nabokov's never-finished novel, "The Original of Laura," has finally been published to great interest and excitement . In honor of the new publication, LIFE Magazine is today releasing a gallery of rare photographs of the "Lolita" author. The Huffington Post brings you some highlights from the gallery below, along with LIFE's captions. From LIFE: "Nabokov writes prose...

Showcase: The Sport of Photography

Lens (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Walter Iooss and Neil Leifer have had good and bad games. Like athletes, Nicholas Loomis reports, they got better through intense competition.

Books: "Dorothea Lange"

The New Yorker - Arts and Culture (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Dorothea Lange, the photographer responsible for many of the most affecting images of poverty during the Depression, was “a bit of a social snob,” according to Gordon’s absorbing biography, and for the better. In the twenties, Lange was San Francisco’s top society photographer, and . . .

The Jewish Museum opens "Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention"

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

NEW YORK, NY.- A trailblazing figure in 20th-century art, Man Ray (1890-1976) revealed multiple artistic identities over the course of his career – Dadaist, Parisian Surrealist, international portrait and fashion photographer – and produced many important and enduring works as a photographer, painter, filmmaker, writer, sculptor, and object maker. Relatively few people know that he was...

• The Jewish Museum Opens Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention - Artdaily

George Tice - Eclectic post-Modern Photographer

The Compass Rose (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

George Tice [1938-] occupies a position, historically, that follows closely the Second Generation of photographers in a sequence that begins roughly with the F64 Group (which included Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, Alma Levenson, Brett Weston, and a half dozen others), Dorothea Lange and Paul Strand, in the early Thirties, followed by a second wave that included Morley Baer, Brett Weston...

Photographer’s methods still being questioned

Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

As a Southerner, I am acutely aware of the concept of hand-me-down hatred. Even so, I was unprepared for the level of animosity that I found for photographer Walker Evans in these parts just a few years ago when I retraced part of the route that he and James Agee took for their landmark publication, “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.”

Lady Gaga Plays Pantless Witch in Vogue's Fashion Fairy Tale

Styledash (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Filed under: Fashion , News , Celebrity Style Lady Gaga heats things up in a bonded-lamé gold jacket by Marc Jacobs and Nina Ricci booties. Photo: Annie Leibovitz Yep, that's right, Lady Gaga has made it onto the hallowed pages of Vogue . But don't for a minute think it means the over-the-top singer put pants on! In Vogue's December 'Arts' issue , the master of exhibitionism stars as a high...

Cindy Sherman to Receive The Jewish Museum's Man Ray Award

Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

NEW YORK, NY.- The Jewish Museum will present photographer Cindy Sherman with a special award for her distinguished accomplishments in advancing understanding of the limitless possibilities of identity, and the profound impact of her work on the contemporary art world. Ms. Sherman will receive The Jewish Museum’s Man Ray Award at a celebratory event on Tuesday evening, November 17. From 6:30...

Cate Blanchett Hits the Stage for Vogue's December Issue

Styledash (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Filed under: Fashion , News , Celebrity Style Cate Blanchett gold and glowing in Donna Karan on Vogue's December cover. Photo: Annie Leibovitz For the December issue of Vogue , Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett plays cover girl, but instead of flaunting her edgy fashion prowess, the Aussie star takes a more theatrical approach in the Annie Leibovitz -shot cover and fashion spread. Going hand-in-hand...

Man Ray: An Artist Any Designer Could Love

Fast Company (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Man Ray has one of the coolest names in the history of art. However, he was born Emmanuel Radnitzky. He rejected his birth name moved to Paris in 1921 and became the sole American in the vanguard of Parisian Modernism. This transformation represented a conflicted identity and his deep desire to escape the limitations of his Russian Jewish past. "Le Violon d'Ingres," 1924. Rosalind and Melvin...

Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity

gmtPlus9 (-15) (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity at MoMA. "...Founded in 1919 and shut down by the Nazis in 1933, the Bauhaus brought together artists, architects, and designers in an extraordinary conversation about the nature of art in the age of technology. Aiming to rethink the very form of modern life, the Bauhaus became the site of a dazzling array of experiments in the visual arts that...

Avedon in Detroit

Fashion Me Fabulous (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

becca's currently bemoaning her separation from her hometown of Detroit as the Detroit Institute of Arts will be showing a collection of sixty years of Richard Avedon fashion photography through January 17th. Rather than attempt to wax eloquent about why you should see this show if you are anywhere near, I'll let some of his photographs speak for themselves. This series, In Memory of The Late Mr. and...