American Urban Theme Photography

American Urban Theme Photography

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Bruce Davidson: People in Public Places is a 2020 exhibit at the Queens Museum which says: "Throughout his career, Davidson has used his camera to record the stories of communities at the periphery of mainstream society. In the historic Brooklyn Gang (1959), East 100th Street (1970), Subway (1980) and Central Park (1995) photo-essays, the American photographer demonstrates his readiness to shape behind-the-lens relationships with his subjects into unapologetically honest depictions of human nature." Accessed 1/21

Celebrating Bill Cunningham is a 2018 exhibit at the New-York Historical Society which says: "Celebrating Bill Cunningham marks the New-York Historical Society's recent acquisition of objects, personal correspondence, ephemera, and photographs that reflect the life and work of Bill Cunningham, one of the late 20th century's most influential trend-spotters and style authorities." Also see Wikipedia entry. Accessed 8/18

Charles Sheeler from Doylestown to Detroit is a 2017 exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston which says: "This exhibition celebrates the MFA's unparalleled holdings of works by Charles Sheeler (1883-1965), presenting 40 photographs from three significant series created during the heyday of his career as a founder of American modernism." Accessed 9/17

Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography is an ongoing online exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum which says: "This exhibition examines how Latino photographers, many of whom came of age in urban neighborhoods, frame their environment. They approach the street not as detached observers but as engaged participants by turning to portraiture, urbanscapes, serial photography, or unconventional manipulations of the photographic image." Accessed 8/17

Easton Nights by Peter Ydeen is a 2021 exhibit at the Noyes Museum of Art which says: "Peter Ydeen is a photographer focusing on Urban Landscape photography while living in Easton Pennsylvania and spending time traveling abroad." Accessed 6/21

Garry Winogrand: Modern Perspectives is a 2018 exhibit at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art which says: "Winogrand's images were created during the height of street photography - a genre lauded for its ability to capture recognizable human behavior and the fast-paced nature of urban life - in New York alongside other major photographers like Joel Meyerowitz (born 1938) and Lee Friedlander (born 1934)." Also see article from Resource Library. Accessed 2/19

Gordon Parks - Segregation Story is an exhibit held October 1 - December 11, 2016 at the Columbus Museum - Georgia. The museum says: "Guest curated by Columbus Staten University students, Gordon Parks - Segregation Story features 12 photographs from "The Restraints," now in the collection of the Do Good Fund, a Columbus-based nonprofit that lends its collection of contemporary Southern photography to a variety of museums, nonprofit galleries, and non-traditional venues....One of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Gordon Parks documented contemporary society, focusing on poverty, urban life, and civil rights." Accessed August, 2016

Industrial Gothic The Seattle Gas Works is a 2019 exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Photography which says: "Lee's recent photographs of barn structures, farm stands, iconic Boston buildings and the industrial constructions at the Seattle Gas Works are all crafted with the same sense of delicacy to portray extraordinary beauty in familiar, ordinary and conventional structures." Accessed 8/20

James Van Der Zee: Collecting History is a 2019 exhibit at the Williams College Museum of Art which says: "Born and raised in Lenox, Massachusetts, Van Der Zee established a thriving photography studio in Harlem by 1916, and served as the foremost chronicler of black life in New York City during the early 20th century." Accessed 5/19

John Baker: Mind Wealth is a 2019 exhibit at the Mennello Museum of American Art which says: "Baker brilliantly captures the interplay of human interaction surrounded by highly contrasted shadow and bright light cast onto the smooth metals and the textured brick of city streets encountered during his travels." Also see Crealdé School of Art web page http://crealde.org/instructor/john-baker/ for artist. Accessed 8/20

John Goodman: not recent color is a 2019 exhibit at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy which says: "phone booths and gas stations, and on city streets and sidewalks conjure moments in individual lives and social interactions that together tell a story about the slowly changing social fabric of Goodman's studio neighborhood in Boston -- and the country at large." Also see exhibit coverage on artist's website. Accessed 7/19

Louis Stettner: Traveling Light is a 2018 exhibit at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art which says: "From thoughtful images of rush-hour commuters to tranquil observations of daily routines, this thematic retrospective displays the remarkable breadth of Stettner's work." Accessed 2/19

On the Street with Bill Cunningham is a 2018 exhibit at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center which says: "Cunningham was best known for his candid photographs of stylish women and men on the streets of New York.." Accessed 2/18

Picturing Vivian Maier: A Street Photographer Revealed is a 2019 exhibit at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum which says: "Curated by the Louisiana Art & Science Museum with the assistance of biographer Ann Marks, the narrative accompanying the images reveals recently-discovered details about Vivian Maier to inform a more complete picture of her person and a deeper understanding of her photographs." Accessed 4/19

The Radical Camera: New York's Photo League, 1936-1951 is a 2011 exhibit at the Jewish Museum which says: "The Radical Camera offers a comprehensive look at the Photo League, a group of politically engaged street photographers who captured city life from the end of the Great Depression to the start of the Cold War." Accessed 2/19

Urban Constructs, photographs by Clarissa Bonet is a 2019 exhibit at the Southeast Museum of Photography which says: "DSC and UCF alum Clarissa Bonet returned to the Southeast Museum of Photography for a solo exhibition of her work. SMP mounted selections from two of her current portfolios, City Space, and Stray Light, bringing Bonet's perspective on Urban Environments back to the Southeast Center for Photographic Studies." Accessed 1/20

Welcome Home: A Portrait of East Baltimore, 1975-1980 is a 2021 exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum which says: " Of the more than seventy projects funded by the NEA, the East Baltimore Survey was unique for having been conceived, led, and carried out by women photographers-Elinor Cahn, Joan Clark Netherwood, and Linda Rich. With significant support from the community, it was also one of the most highly acclaimed at a national level." Accessed 9/21

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