United States Couple Create Photo Exhibits of War Dead, Booked in 39 Communities

 

The exhibit featuring photos of war dead from Nebraska and western Iowa opened in November and has been booked in 39 communities across the state

Via artdaily.org

OMAHA, NE (REUTERS).- A traveling photo exhibit of members of the military from two states who were killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has inspired its creators to put together similar displays across the country.


Bill and Evonne Williams. of Omaha, Nebraska, formed Patriotic Productions Inc. to create and display "Remembering Our Fallen" exhibits in other states that will feature photos and information on each service member killed.

"We need to remember their names," Evonne Williams said.

The exhibit featuring photos of war dead from Nebraska and western Iowa opened in November and has been booked in 39 communities across the state.

The Williams hope to organize and mount exhibits in five states a year. They said inspiration for the project came from reading newspaper coverage of the wars, especially stories of the families of those killed.

The couple has four sons who have served or are currently serving in the Army or Marine Corps.

The project is not the first time the Williams' rallied to recognize America's veterans. They raised about $1.2 million and organized Honor Flights to fly 1,500 World War II veterans from the Midwest to Washington, D.C., to see the World War Two Memorial in 2008 and 2009.

(Editing by Greg McCune)

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GOING HOME

Ernst Haas: Utah, 1952

We sincerely and graciously thank each and everyone of you who visited our booth at this years AIPAD Photography Show. We look forward to keeping in touch with all of our new friends, and hope you might find time to visit us in Santa Fe.

SCENES FROM THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

Saturday at Booth #417

Stephen Wilkes, Bill Eppridge, and Neil Leifer

Jay Maisel and Stephen Wilkes

Please join us for the final day of the 2011 AIPAD Photography Show Sunday, March 20, 11 - 6 PM.

"A Visual Escape: AIPAD photo show is a must see for aficionados"

Behind The Lens
A Visual Escape


Section Sponsored By AIPAD photo show is a must see for aficionados.
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Friends


Photo editor Adrienne Aurichio, photographer (and husband) Bill Eppridge with photographer (and friend) Stephen Wilkes. Credit: Bob Krasner


So you like photography? You'll want to go to the AIPAD Photography Show. You love photography? You may not want to leave.


Over 75 photo dealers from all over the world have moved into the Park Avenue Armory in NYC for the weekend. Coming from London, China and numerous U.S. locations, these dealers have brought with them the cream of their collections for the benefit of serious collectors and the window shoppers among us.

The range of work on display is fascinating. Classic works by Brassai and Ansel Adams sit next to Bettie Page's naughty nudes.

Prices range, too. The Halsted Gallery offered original vintage prints which ran from $600 to $130,000. From Franklin, Minn., they are the oldest photography gallery in the country, according to Wendy Halsted-Beard.

One could spend too much time at their space alone, perusing images from Andre Kertesz, Arnold Newman, Irving Penn, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Berenice Abbott and Brett Weston, to name a few.

The show leans to the classic photographers and we were thrilled to be looking at and sometimes holding vintage prints by some of our favorites, such as Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Ray Metzker and the aforementioned Cartier-Bresson. There were some surprises too in the form of recently discovered work by Leopoldo Pomes (Michael Hoppen Gallery) and G.P. Fieret (Deborah Bell).

Moving on, we found contemporary work as well. The John Cleary Gallery had many fine examples of Maggie Taylor's work. Her creations were a beautiful example of how one can digitally create an image that is about something more than how to use photoshop. Niniane Kelley, from the gallery, noted that Taylor "leads the pack in digital, surreal work."

If you are lucky, you may have a chance to talk to some of the artists. Stephen Wilkes took the time to explain how he painstakingly created his images of the High Line and Times Square (12 hours in a cherry-picker and a whole lot of post-production).

We were also fortunate to spend time chatting with Bill Eppridge, whose 40-plus years as a photojournalist have been documented in National Geographic, LIFE magazine and Sports Illustrated. He was in Vietnam and Woodstock and is well known for his tragic image of Bobby Kennedy moments after being shot. He was having a great time at the show, being "surprised every time you turn around."

If you suffer from visual overload, stay home. But if you go, make sure you give yourself a few hours to visit all the booths. And bring a camera -- you'll probably be inspired to use it when you leave!

A GREAT ESCAPE:
The AIPAD Photography Show New York
March 18 - 21, 2010 Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street
643 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065-6122
Show Hours
Thursday, March 17 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, March 18 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 19 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 20 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tickets are only available for purchase during Show hours.
Each ticket admits one person.
Admission
$40 for run-of-show
Includes exhibition access for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus one show catalogue (as available). Does not include panel discussions.
$25 daily
Only includes exhibition access for Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
$10 daily with valid student ID
Only includes exhibition access for Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Special Events
$10 per session for Saturday panel discussions
Seating for panel discussions is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Download the panel discussion program.

Related: THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW: "Where photojournalism is exhibited alongside artier and more experimental work

FRIDAY UPDATE FROM THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

Reports from the 2011 AIPAD Show are being published across the print and blog spectrum. We are pleased to share this report from Elizabeth Avedon:

AIPAD Photography Show


March 17-20 • Park Ave Armory x 67th St

Photo Collector's Alert: The Association of International Photography Art Dealers, the best of the best, are here in NYC this weekend. Check out all the modern, contemporary work, old masters, civil war treasures, salt prints and painted tin types. It's like the History of Photography all under one roof - only it's for sale. Mona Kuhn at M+B #109, The Oval Office, 2001 at Monroe Gallery #417, Laura Gilpin's 1928 Narcissus platinum print at Scheinbaum & Russek #214...over 70 galleries

THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW: "Where photojournalism is exhibited alongside artier and more experimental work"

Friday, March 18, 2011

The AIPAD Photography Show is in full swing as we head into the weekend. The New York Times writes: "Art fairs can seem as if they were outside of history, congested labyrinths that confuse time and place. That’s not often the case with the annual Association of International Photography Art Dealers show, where photojournalism is exhibited alongside artier and more experimental work...the real reason to visit this fair is for its wealth of older material, going back to 19th-century photographs by William Henry Fox Talbot and Eugène Atget and including classic 20th-century images by the likes of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Berenice Abbott and Andre Kertesz."

This juxtaposition was emphasized in yesterday's visits to our booth by Bill Eppridge (R) and Stephen Wilkes (L):

We are showing a selection of Wilkes' photography from his China and America in Detail series; and debuting the newest photograph from his stunning "Day into Night" collection:

Times Square, Day Into Night, 2010

Also featured at Monroe Gallery are several examples of Bill Eppridges's historic images of 20th Century photojournalism:

Bill Eppridge: Bobby Kennedy campaigns in IN during May of 1968, with various aides and friends: former prizefighter Tony Zale and (right of Kennedy) N.F.L. stars Lamar Lundy, Rosey Grier, and Deacon Jones

Bill Eppridge: Mrs. Chaney and young Ben, James Chaney funeral, Meridian, Mississippi, 1964

Please join us at Booth #417 through Sunday!



AIPAD: DAY ONE


 After last night's benefit opening, today the AIPAD Photography Show opens today for regular hours:

Thursday 11 - 7
Friday 11 - 7
Saturday 11 - 7
Sunday 11 - 6

Visiting our booth (#417) today will be Stephen Wilkes and   Bill Eppridge. We hope to see you!

THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW OPENS TONIGHT

The sun has broken through the clouds, just in time for this evening's 2011 AIPAD Photography Show. Exhibitors started setting up yesterday.

Monroe Gallery of Photography is located in booth #417. This is how it looked yesterday:

And, with some work, this afternoon:



The AIPAD Photography Show runs through Sunday, March 20. We hope to see you!

PHOTO DISTRICT NEWS PHOTO OF THE DAY: GREY VILLET - LITTLE ROCK NINE

© Grey Villet. Above: The Little Rock Nine enter a classroom to register after escort from Army’s 101st Airborne Division, September 25, 1957.

March 15, 2011
A daily selection by the editors of Photo District News
Posted on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 at 11:00 am ET by Amber Terranova

Grey Villet was a master of the classic “fly on the wall” style of photojournalism and he was the absolute master of the 180mm f/2.8 Sonnar. In addition to covering the news in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 — when a group of high school students attempted to enroll in Little Rock Central High School and were initially prevented by Governor Orval Faubus who called on the National Guard to stop the school’s integration, his assignments included the 1958 arrest of Martin Luther King Jr, Fidel Castro’s triumphant drive into Havana, Jackie Robinson’s daring steal of home base in the 1955 World Series, and the now classic LIFE photo essay “Going Under” about farm foreclosures in the 1980s. Villet’s work will be on display with the Monroe Gallery at the AIPAD Photography Show New York, March 17-20, 2011, at the Park Avenue Armory.- AIPAD. To see more of Villet’s work click here.

Previous post: E-Photo Newsletter Names its List of The Most Influential Photography Sources In 2010-2011

Monroe Gallery of Photography is located at Booth #417 during the AIPAD Photography Show

E-PHOTO NEWSLETTER NAMES ITS LIST OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY SOURCES IN 2010-2011

We have previously recommended the E-Photo Newsletter as a regular must-read source for news related to photography. The just-released edition gives us another reason to recommend this informative source as it names Monroe Gallery of Photography "the most influential gallery devoted to photojournalism".

 By Alex Novak


These are mostly my personal choices for this past year, although I have been asking others for their choices/feedback by email and on the Vintage Photography group on LinkedIn, etc. By the way, please feel free to join this group and its active discussions here, although you will have to join LinkedIn first.

Undoubtedly there will be disagreements with many of my choices (after all, these are admittedly very subjective), but I sincerely think that these are some of the most influential in their given category. "Best" is a more difficult and
subjective decision and is also very situational; in other words, for example, many dealers could have wonderful pieces in these categories but are not listed as most influential in them. Other galleries and dealers may also be excellent sources, but because their inventory and interests are more evenly spread out, they did not make our more specific lists. Finally, other factors besides the quality of work offered were factored into the decision, including publications, lectures, leadership, availability/activity for this period, programs, etc.

Many named for their category are clearly the cream of the crop in a general way--at least over the last 12 months. Some other sources that are not cited may have had stronger records in the past, or may have stronger ones in the future. One editorial disclosure: I own Vintage Works, Ltd., which I have named--legitimately, I feel--below in three categories. We list at most shows as Contemporary Works/Vintage Works.

I was tempted to do a "worst" list, considering some of the photography shows, etc. that I've seen recently, but decided to spare the offenders. But just an aside to certain French curators: don't hang lots of tiny photos right next to each other and then give visitors a plastic sheet as a magnifying glass so that they can block other viewers from seeing the work--if that were even possible in the near pitch blackness and overcrowded conditions.

I'm sure I will get a lot of additions, opinions, ideas, critiques and responses to this list--both negative and positive. Consider that I am stirring the pot, so to speak, to get people and institutions thinking about striving to get better, including those both on and off the list. Certainly send me your email feedback to info@iphotocentral.com , and I will add it to the article. Please check those responses/discussions out at the I Photo Central news and archives section at:

http://www.iphotocentral.com/news/article_view.php/190/180/1123 .
 
International locations are noted. Other sources are based in the United States unless otherwise noted. I skipped a European/International curator selectiononly because my knowledge is somewhat limited in this area, although I know some very good ones. I expect we'll restructure this list and add that category nextyear, as well as changing up the selection process a bit.

PHOTOGRAPHY DEALERS/GALLERIES:

19th-Century Gallery/Dealer
Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc.
Also Robert Hershkowitz, Ltd. (London and Sussex), Daniel Blau Photography (Berlin and London), Alain Paviot (Paris), Charles Isaacs, Serge Plantureux (Paris), Vintage Works, Ltd., Lee Gallery and Marc Pagneux (Chanteloup, France)

Surrealism and Experimental Photography
Galerie 1900-2000 (Paris) and Ubu Gallery (New York and Berlin)

American 20th-Century Modernism and Between-the-Wars Photography
Howard Greenberg Gallery and Stephen Daiter Gallery
Also Paul Hertzmann, Inc., Lee Gallery and Weston Gallery

American Mid-Century (1940s-1970s) Photography
Etherton Gallery, Fraenkel Gallery, Pace/MacGill and Stephen Daiter Gallery
Also Silverstein Gallery, Robert Mann Gallery, Robert Koch Gallery and Howard Greenberg Gallery

European 20th-Century Photography
Howard Greenberg Gallery, Kicken Berlin, Galerie Johannes Faber and Vintage Works, Ltd.
Also Alain Paviot (Paris), Robert Koch Gallery, Gitterman Gallery, Edwynn Houk, Michael Hoppen (London) and Galerie Priska Pasquer (Cologne)

Contemporary Photography Gallery
Fraenkel Gallery, Pace/MacGill and Weinstein Gallery
Also Rose Gallery, Bonni Benrubi, Nicholas Metivier Gallery (Toronto), Camera Work (Berlin), HackelBury Fine Art Ltd. (London), Hamiltons Gallery (London), Flowers (New York and London) and Edwynn Houk (New York and Zurich)

Cutting-Edge Contemporary Photography Gallery
Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery
Also Catherine Edelman Gallery

Photojournalism
Monroe Gallery

American Western Photography
Andrew Smith Gallery

Fashion Photography
Staley+Wise Gallery and Camera Work (Berlin)

Daguerreotypes
William L. Schaeffer
Also Dennis Waters, Mark Koenigsberg, Vintage Works, Ltd., Charles Isaacs, Michael Lehr, Serge Plantureux (Paris), Frederic Hoch (Offwiller, France), Greg French and Bruno Tartarin (Paris)

Vernacular/Snap Shots
Barbara Levine, Richard Hart and Stacy Waldman
Also Fabien Breuvart (Paris), Gargantua Photos/Steve Bannos, Joel Rotenberg, Wolfram Harmuth (Berlin) and Pixidiom/Norm Kulkin

The next two categories have changed incredibly over the last few years, with many physical bookstores going private or retiring, such as Dawson Books (now a private dealer), and other photography dealers and galleries dabbling in high-end photography books.

Photo Bookstore
Arcana Books, Harper's Books/Harper Levine, Schaden.com (Cologne) and Chambre Claire (Paris)
Also Photo-Eye, Tristan Schwilden (Brussels) and Lead Apron

Photo Book Private Dealer
Dawson Books, Jeff Hersch, Andrew Cahen, and Charles Woods III
Also Steven Daiter Gallery, Paul Hertzmann, Inc. and Fred Pajerski

MULTI-DEALER PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW:
AIPAD's New York Photography Show
Neither Paris Photo nor Photo LA are currently even close in top galleries/dealers and important material on offer. Both have faded considerably  in quality over the last few years, while AIPAD has come back from its financial problems very successfully. We will have to see if the other shows can come back, especially with Paris Photo getting new top management and a new venue recently (see the last newsletter). While not strictly speaking photography shows, watch out for the Armory Show in NYC (March), Art Week in Miami (December), Art Basel (June) and TEFAF at Maastricht (March), especially if you are interested in better contemporary and 20th-century modernism. These events often have as many dealers in photography and at a higher level than many
photography-specific fairs, although you have to go to many more locations to see the dealers and their work.

MOST INTRIGUING AUCTION:
Binoche Auctions, Paris, June 2010

MOST INTERESTING (ON PHOTOGRAPHY) SMALLER MUSEUM:
Antwerp Museum of Photography, Antwerp, Belgium

MOST INTERESTING (ON PHOTOGRAPHY) LARGE MUSEUMS:
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and the J. Paul Getty Museum

MOST INTERESTING (ON PHOTOGRAPHY) NEW MUSEUM:
Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden

MOST INFLUENTIAL AMERICAN CURATORS, 2010:
Sarah Greenough, National Gallery of Art; Malcolm Daniels, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Anne Tucker, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Keith Davis, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; and Sandra Phillips, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

MOST IMPORTANT MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW OF THE YEAR:
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris: Primitifs de la photographie: Le calotype en France, 1843-1860

MOST INTERESTING PHOTO EXHIBIT AT A MULTI-DEALER FAIR:
Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc. for its William Henry Fox Talbot exhibition at the 2010 Winter Antiques Fair

MOST IMPORTANT NEW PHOTO BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
--"Czech Photography of the 20th Century" by Vladimir Birgus and Jan Mlcoch
--"Primitifs de la photographie: Le calotype en France, 1843-1860" by Sylvie Aubenas and Paul-Louis Roubert

MOST INFLUENTIAL DEALER CATALOGUES OF THE YEAR:
--"About Sixty French Calotypes" by Robert Hershkowitz, Ltd.
-- Hippolyte Bayard: Photography and the Spirit--A Collection of Photographs from 1839-1849 by Daniel Blau Photography
--Teachers of the New Bauhaus by Stephen Daiter Gallery

BEST DEALER-SENT PHOTOGRAPHY CALENDAR:
Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc.