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Storyville Portrait

Posted on March 20, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

E. J. Bellocq, Storyville Portrait, New Orleans, 1912 (33.2004) E. J. Bellocq was a wealthy French-Creole man living in New Orleans at the turn of the twentieth century. He was known professionally as a photographer of landmarks, ships, and commercial … Continue reading →

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Road Trip

Posted on February 18, 2014 by fansinaflashbulb

Stephen Shore, Presidio, Texas, February 21, 1975 (2007.30.2) Lewis Baltz, Park City, interior, I, 1979 (863.1986) William Christenberry, The Bar-B-Q Inn, Greensboro, Alabama, 1977 (2010.23.2) William Eggleston, Memphis, ca. 1972 (226.2003) Lee Friedlander, Kansas City, 1965 (644.1984) The road trip … Continue reading →

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The Photographer’s Eye or the Eye of the Camera?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Renske van Leeuwen

John Loengard, Cartier-Bresson takes pictures in his Paris apartment, 1987 (239.1987) When we see a photograph of a photographer at work, questions can be raised about the relationship between the photographer, his camera, and the referent. Especially when the eyes … Continue reading →

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Camera Shy

Posted on June 13, 2013 by kaitlinvaughan

The American photographer Lee Friedlander is well-known and respected for his documentation of the American social landscape. Though there are many wonderful things to write of Friedlander’s street shots and portraits of jazz icons,  I have always been most interested in his strange … Continue reading →

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Words on the Street

Posted on April 2, 2013 by rosemathies

The following selection of street photography is inspired by the current exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Street. Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1966 (673.1986) The Street exhibit is a collection of images, film footage, sketches, and other mixed media from the … Continue reading →

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The Photographer’s Shadow

Posted on September 4, 2012 by annalinehan

André Kertész, Self Portrait, Paris, 1927 (2011.78.17) Lee Friedlander, New York City, 1966 (673.1986) Robert Frank, Mary, Provincetown, 1958 (362.1984) Ilse Bing, Frankfort, 1930 (24.1991) Unidentified Photographer, [Two Unidentified Children], September 1942 (457.2005) Weegee, [Spring sunbathers, Coney Island, Brooklyn], March 23, … Continue reading →

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