MUSEUMS:Return to Top
The American Museum of Photography
http://www.photographymuseum.com
This is a virtual museum, a "museum without walls," dedicated to educating, informing, and sharing great photographs with Internet visitors. It is the personal collection of William Becker, a noted photography historian, television producer, and writer. The collection includes five thousand images from early daguerreotype portraits to the work of Ansel Adams. Curators, picture researchers, television producers, and historians have all made use of this unique collection. It has a rotating exhibition along with several permanent ones that emphasize history and practice.
Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
http://cprr.org/
Site is all about the Transcontinental railroad construction in the 1860's. Stereoviews, engravings, maps, and documents are treasures of western Americana that illustrate the history of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California over the Sierra Nevada mountains, meeting the Union Pacific Railroad at the Golden Spike Ceremony at Promontory, Utah on May 10,1869. There is an image catalog and more than a thousand on-line stereographs by Alfred A. Hart, A. J. Russell, Houseworth, Muybridge, Reilly, Savage, Watkins and Anthony.
Finnish Museum of Photography
http://fmp.fi/fmp_fi/muvieras/english/general.htm
The Finnish Museum of Photography site has a nice display of its current and past exhibits and general information about the museum in English, and a links section to other related museums plus a much larger portion of the site in Finnish.
Fotomuseum Winterthur
http://www.fotomuseum.ch/index.php?id=10&L=1
Fotomuseum Winterthur was founded in 1993 and is dedicated to photography as art form and document, and as a representation of reality. Fotomuseum Winterthur is on the one hand an art gallery for photography by contemporary photographers and artists (with exhibitions by Lewis Baltz, William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, Andreas Gursky, Roni Horn, Boris Mikhailov and many others). On the other, the Fotomuseum Winterthur is also a traditional museum for works by 19th and 20th century masters (with exhibitions by Karl Blossfeldt, Bill Brandt, Dorothea Lange, Lisette Model, Albert Renger-Patzsch, August Sander, Charles Sheeler, Edward Weston, Weegee and others). And finally, it is a cultural-historical, sociological museum of applied photography in the fields of industry, architecture, fashion, etc. (with exhibitions on police photography, industrial photography, dam-construction photography, medical photography etc.). These three orientations form the basis of the museum's exhibition program and accompanying publications and events. International Center of Photography
http://www.icp.org/
This is a great photography museum in the heart of downtown Mahattan at 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street. Always several good photography shows going on. Also maintains a book store, school, foundation, etc. |
PHOTOGRAPHY DEALERS AND GALLERIES:Return to Top
Andrew Smith Gallery, Inc.
http://www.andrewsmithgallery.com/
The Andrew Smith Gallery has joined the I Photo Central website's member galleries. It is the one of the world's leading photography galleries selling 19th and 20th-century classical and contemporary original photographs. The gallery has been in the business of buying, selling and exhibiting fine historic and contemporary photography since 1974. Beginning with the sale of three Edward Curtis prints to the Madison Art Center in that year, Andrew Smith expanded his interests in both finding important collections and masterpieces and in exhibiting an eclectic mixture of the finest regional, national and international fine art photographs. In the past 10 years the gallery has had an estimated 500,000 visitors. There are also now two locations for the gallery in the historic plaza district of Santa Fe, NM. The gallery is known internationally for Historic and Classic Western American Photography and is a major source of collections of work by Ansel Adams, Timothy O'Sullivan, Carleton Watkins, Adam Clark Vroman, William Henry Jackson, Laura Gilpin and Edward S. Curtis. Among the subject areas in inventory are portraiture, landscape, documentary, fashion, nudes by Flor Garduno, still life, alternative processes, New York City, the American West and the American Indian. The Andrew Smith Gallery actively represents some of the most famous photographers, such as Paul Caponigro, Eliot Erwitt, Lee Friedlander, Annie Leibovitz, Herman Leonard and Jerry Uelsmann, to other noted regional, national and international photographers, including Christopher Burkett, Miguel Gandert, Joan Myers, Jack Spencer, Barbara Van Cleve, Jody Forster, Alan Ross and Delilah Montoya. The gallery also works with the leading Native American contemporary photographers Victor Masayesva Jr., Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Larry McNeil, Shelley Niro and Zig Jackson. Contemporary Works
http://www.contemporaryworks.net
A website devoted to contemporary art photography. Represented artists include: Arthur Tress, Lisa Holden, Michael A. Smith, Claudia Kunin, Vladimir Birgus, Paula Chamblee, Stanko Abadzic, Krzysztof Pruszkowski, Joel D. Levinson, Jerry Spagnoli, Charlie Schreiner, Mitch Dobrowner, Michael Philip Manheim, Samer Mohdad and Ted Jones. Plus hundreds of works by other contemporary artists are in inventory there. An extensive list of books on contemporary photography and photographers is also offered for sale on the site. There is also an events calendar relating to the company and its represented artists and a news page. Famous Faces Fine Fotos
http://www.famousfacesfinefotos.com
Famous Faces Fine Fotos specializes in masterworks (limited edition and vintage prints) by 20th and 21st century photographers with an emphasis on famous and interesting people. Subjects include entertainers, sports stars, rock legends, presidents, spiritual leaders, change advocates and others who have made an impact on culture, politics and even religion. The company features images from many top photographers, including Alfred Eisenstaedt, Yousef Karsh, Phillipe Halsman, George Hurrell, Roy Schatt and Andre De Dienes. Famous Faces is also a Master Dealer for TIME-LIFE and will be adding many of their photojournalistic images shortly. The company, run by Robert Jones, also has in inventory many of today's best contemporary photographers. Among them are Mark Seliger, Mary Ellen Mark, Harry Langdon, Len Prince, Neil Leifer and Patrick Alt. Martin Gordon Gallery
http://www.martingordon.com
Situated in the heart of the growing art community in downtown Phoenix, AZ, Martin Gordon Gallery is just blocks from the Phoenix Art Museum. The present gallery, located in an historic neighborhood, is the successor to Martin Gordon, Inc., which dates to the 1960s. As well as dealing in photographs and fine prints, Martin Gordon held a number of legendary photograph and print auctions in New York City in the mid 1970s. The gallery offers a wide range of images by both recognized and lesser-known photographers, including Edward S. Curtis, Man Ray, Edward Weston, William Henry Jackson, and Manuel Alvarez Bravo. It also represents the estates of Morris Berman and Howard Dils. The gallery’s stock is constantly changing, and they welcome ongoing inquiries and specific requests. Currently, the gallery sells only by private appointment. Charles Schwartz, Ltd.
http://www.cs-photo.com
Charles Schwartz Ltd. specializes in 19th and 20th century vintage photographs. An outstanding selection of early photographs, including cased images and paper prints, is offered on the site. The company carries a wide range of European and American images with a special emphasis on New York City. Japan and Southeast Asia are also well represented. In addition to works by masters of the medium such as Berenice Abbott and W. Eugene Smith, a variety of documentary images and an eclectic assortment of vernacular photographs are also offered. Charles Schwartz Ltd. is open by appointment only. Vintage Works, Ltd.
http://www.vintageworks.net
Vintage Works, Ltd. is a private by-appointment photography dealer, which specializes in 19th and 20th century vintage photographs. The inventory is particularly strong in early paper and hard images before 1880 and Between the Wars surrealism and experimental photographs. However, the entire history of photography is well represented. French, English, Eastern Europe and American images are a major portion of the inventory, but most areas of the world are represented. The inventory of French 19th-century masters is particularly strong and includes such important photographers as Baldus, Le Gray, Negre, Teynard, De Clercq, Le Secq, De Launay, Girault de Prangey, Nadar, Salzmann, Marville, Fortier, Bisson Freres, Bayard and others. Also strong is our inventory of 20th-century French and American masters, which include Brassai, Kertesz, Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson, Siskind, Weston, Steichen, Stieglitz, Horst, Penn, Evans, Lartigue, Lange, Morgan, Laughlin, Friedlander, Boubat, Meatyard, Bing, Man Ray, Sieff, Siegel, Ubac, Callahan, Tress, Kollar, Ronis, Hine, Levitt, De Meyer and many others. |
PHOTO AND ART BLOGS:Return to Top
Conscientious
http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/
A little disconcerting at first, because the author does go off on other tangents besides photography. But his subtitle: "a weblog about fine-art photography (and more)" does indicate you will get lots of other opinions about other topics. Most of the postings are URL links to other sites about something he feels is interesting, and often it is. Fugitive Vision
http://fugitivevision.blogspot.com/
A blog by Evan Mirapaul about his observations and thoughts about art and photography as they relate to his travels to galleries and fairs around the world. [EV+/-] Exposure Compensation
http://exposurecompensation.com
A very interesting blog devoted to issues relating to photography and photographers. This one hits more from the art photography side but also deals with strong photojournalism issues as well. Edward Winkleman
http://edwardwinkleman.blogspot.com/
This blog on art, politics, gossip and tough love by New York City art dealer Ed Winkleman hits on a lot of the issues dealing with photography and the contemporary art market. He seems balanced and intelligent about the issues, although some of those responding to his posts do get rather heated in the following debates over the issues. Japan-Photo.Info
http://japan-photo.info/blog/
A good blog on contemporary (or at least modern) Japanese photography with original interviews with photographers, reports on related exhibitions, book reviews, etc. Very well done and very comprehensive on this particular subject Mode Studio: Photography, Photoshop, Adobe Training, and Sometimes Video
http://www.mrphotoshop.com/modestudio/category/photography/
My friend Stephen Weinrebe is posting up a new blog, which addresses a lot of the issues with digital photography and Adobe Photoshop in particular. As a part of this process, he spotlights a number of noted contemporary photographers' work and discusses the digital impact on the photography market. But he also touches on traditional photography. While the column is more targeted to photographers, collectors, dealers and curators can certainly benefit from the information here. Modern Art Obsession
http://www.modernartobsession.blogs.com/
Modern Art Obsession, or MAO for short, is "Where the Pursuit of the Collection IS the Obsession", according to the blog's author, who primarily focuses on contemporary photography in an off-beat and don't-take-me-serious way. Really worth the trip. Old Photos of Japan
http://oldphotosjapan.com/en/
This is a great blog and resource for Japanese photographs from the 1860s-1930s. It is available in English, Japanese and Dutch. Photos are searchable by period, photographer, theme, medium and location. Venetian Blind and Other Cultural Phobias
http://culturalhypnotism.blogspot.com/
A blog devoted to cultural and political nonsense. VoxPhotographs: The Voice of Fine Art Photography in Maine
http://blog.voxphotographs.com/
Email: Heather Frederick <heatherfrederick@verizon.net>
As it notes, this blog somewhat focuses on the photography market in Maine, but it goes well beyond those boundaries. Heather Frederick's fine blog covers fine art photography in a way that photographers, collectors and curators would all find very interesting. |
