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Happy Mother’s Day
Posted on May 14, 2023 | No Comments
Happy Mother’s Day
From Scott Nichols Gallery
DOROTHEA LANGE, Portrait of a Young Girl and Mother.
1929, Vintage gelatin silver print
Signed and dated in pencil on mount recto
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Ted & Ed
Posted on May 11, 2023 | No Comments
Ted Cook with Contax, Laguna
A portrait by Edward Weston
EDWARD WESTON
Ted Cook with Contax, Laguna. 1937
9 5/8″ x 7 5/8″ Vintage gelatin silver print
Signed and dated in pencil on mount recto
This vintage 1937 original looks like it could have been taken today.
Who was Ted Cook?
We discovered that he was a journalist in Los Angeles. In 1923–1924 he worked as the editor in chief for the Los Angeles Record, and later wrote for the Los Angeles Examiner. He had his own nationally syndicated humor column “Cook-Coos” in the 1930s and ’40s. But he was also intertwined with the art scene, specifically photography.
In 1932, he was a member of the art committee for the New School for Social Research in Los Angeles, chaired by LA art critic Arthur Millier. The committee provided the platform to unveil Street Meeting, the first American fresco by Mexican painter David Alfaro Siqueiros. The mural was commissioned by and painted at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles.
A few years later, in March 1935, we find Ted Cook now traveling to Mexico with Pancho Barnes and George Hurrell. They were on assignment: a paid editorial with photography about Mexico, funded by Dolores Del Rio. Ted Cook was the writer for the expedition. Hurrell’s career timeline mentions shooting photos with Edward Weston in January 1936, followed by another trip to Mexico for Hurrell and Cook in June 1936.
In the Edward Weston Archive at the Center for Creative Photography, they show a record of correspondence between Cook and Weston for a number of years. The two had become good friends.
With this timeline, we have additional context for the 1937 Edward Weston photograph Legs in Hammock, which shows Charis Wilson’s legs outstretched.
EDWARD WESTON
Legs in Hammock, Laguna. 1937
This vintage print is at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
It is inscribed “At Ted Cook’s” on the mount verso.
There is one Ted Cook photograph held by the Eastman Museum, dated c. 1943.
He is mentioned in the 2006 book A Staggering Revolution: A Cultural History of Thirties Photography by John Raeburn.
Ted Cook passed away in 1966 at the age of 74.
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Flowers for Mother’s Day
Posted on May 10, 2023 | No Comments
Floral Silhouettes
Photograms by Floris M. Neusüss
FLORIS M. NEUSÜSS
Untitled (Freesia). 1997
16 1/2″ x 11 5/8″ Initialed & dated gelatin silver print
FLORIS M. NEUSÜSS
Untitled (Calla Lily). 1998
16 1/2″ x 11 5/8″ Initialed & dated gelatin silver print
FLORIS M. NEUSÜSS
Untitled (Tulip). 1998
16 1/2″ x 11 5/8″ Initialed & dated gelatin silver print
FLORIS M. NEUSÜSS
Untitled (Bearded Iris). 1997
16 1/2″ x 11 5/8″ Initialed & dated gelatin silver print
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Off to the Races!
Posted on May 4, 2023 | No Comments
Saturday, May 6th
The 149th Annual Kentucky Derby
JOHN GOODMAN
Tuscan Shower. 1993, printed later
20″ x 24″ Selenium toned gelatin silver print
Signed, titled, and dated, printed in an edition of 10
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Dogs & Cats
Posted on May 2, 2023 | No Comments
BILL HEICK
Dog and Cat, Mendocino, California. 1947, printed later
10″ x 8″ Signed & dated gelatin silver print
ELLIOTT ERWITT
Ballycotton, Ireland. 1968, printed later
12″ x 7 3/4″ Signed gelatin silver print
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM
Stalking a Prey (Reddog). c. 1965
9 3/4″ x 7″ Vintage gelatin silver print with Green Street label
WILLY RONIS
Le Chat Supris, Gordes. 1951, printed 1985
11 1/4″ x 9 3/8″ Signed gelatin silver print
BARBARA MORGAN
Tossed Cats. 1942, printed c. 1972
16″ x 20″ Signed, titled & dated gelatin silver print
WOLF von dem BUSSCHE
Dog on Terrace. 1970, printed 1979
15 1/2″ x 22″ Signed gelatin silver print
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM
Quiet (Vivo). 1955
8 5/8″ x 7 1/2″ Vintage signed & dated gelatin silver print
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Let’s Play Ball!
Posted on April 27, 2023 | No Comments
Today on the sports channel…
Dr. Harold Edgerton, Neil Leifer, John Goodman, and a golf photograph by Michael Kenna.
MICHAEL KENNA
Golf Flag, Bath, Avon, England. 1987
6 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ Signed, dated, & editioned gelatin silver print
Dr. HAROLD EDGERTON
Tennis Player. c. 1938
7″ x 6″ Vintage titled & dated gelatin silver print
NEIL LEIFER
Yankee Stadium Shot from Upper Deck Behind Home Plate. 1961, printed later
9 1/4″ x 23″ Signed gelatin silver print
Dr. HAROLD EDGERTON
Gussie Moran’s Tennis Serve. 1949, printed 1977
11 3/8″ x 9 3/4″ Signed & editioned gelatin silver print
Dr. HAROLD EDGERTON
Swirls and Eddies of a Tennis Stroke. 1939, printed 1977
12″ x 8 1/2″ Signed & editioned gelatin silver print
JOHN GOODMAN
Muhammad Ali. 1976, printed 2007
15″ x 10″ Signed, dated, & editioned Selenium gelatin silver print
Dr. HAROLD EDGERTON
Football Placement Kick. 1934, printed 1977
11 1/2″ x 9 5/8″ Signed & editioned gelatin silver print
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New to the Gallery: Alice Steinhardt
Posted on April 26, 2023 | No Comments
A hand colored gelatin silver print by Alice Steinhardt.
Ranchos de Taos. 1979, printed 1981
12″ x 17 3/4″ Hand-colored gelatin silver print
Signed in pencil with artist’s label and edition notation
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Celebrating Earth Day
Posted on April 22, 2023 | No Comments
at Scott Nichols Gallery
WILLIAM GARNETT
Snow Geese, with Reflection of the Sun over Buena Vista Lake.
1953, printed late 1970s
19 5/8″ x 15 3/4″ Signed & stamped gelatin silver print
Holiday Hours
Sunday – 11 to 4pm
Monday – 11 to 4pm
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The Grateful Dead
Posted on April 20, 2023 | No Comments
BOB SEIDEMANN
The Grateful Dead, 1971
40″ x 50″ Unique gelatin silver print on masonite with photographer’s label
As featured in the gatefold of their self-titled album Grateful Dead
(commonly referred to as Skull & Roses)
Also available as a limited edition 16″ x 20″ estate print, in an edition of 30
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Think Big!
Posted on April 19, 2023 | No Comments
Photographs 30″ x 30″ and up.
ANSEL ADAMS
Paul Masson Vineyards. 1959
39 1/2″ x 38 1/2″ From the exhibition Story of a Winery
RICHARD MISRACH
Montana #2, Fort Peck Reservoir. 1988, printed 1991
30″ x 40″ Signed, titled, & editioned dye coupler print
BEN NIXON
Yosemite, Homage to Carleton (North Dome, Royal Arches). 2009, printed 2021
39″ x 48 1/2″ Signed, titled, & editioned toned gelatin silver print
NEIL FOLBERG
(#1130) Oia, Morning, Santorini Island, Greece. 1990
33″ x 40″ Signed, titled, & editioned Cibachrome print on plexiglass
MONICA DENEVAN
Content in the Shallows, Burma. 2008, printed later
30″ x 30″ Signed & editioned pigment print from original negative
BRAD TEMKIN
Winding Stream – Lone Pine, CA. 2021
32″ x 40″ Signed, titled, & editioned archival pigment print
JIM BANKS
Oceano #6, Oceano California. 2012, printed 2016
30″ x 40″ Signed titled, & editioned carbon pigment print
CHRISTOPHER BURKETT
Aspen Grove, Colorado. 1993, printed 1994
30″ x 39 5/8″ Signed, titled, & dated cibachrome print
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Danny Lyon — from Conversations with the Dead
Posted on April 13, 2023 | No Comments
Guns are passed to the picket tower; the line returns from work. 1968, printed 1997
8″ x 12″ Signed gelatin silver print
Heat Exhaustion. 1968, printed 1997
8 3/4″ x 13″ Signed gelatin silver print
Texas prison shakedown. 1968, printed 1997
8″ x 12″ Signed gelatin silver print
Ramsey Cell Block Building (Rain). 1968, printed later
8 1/8″ x 12″ Signed gelatin silver print
Main Corridor. 1968, printed later
8″ x 12″ Signed gelatin silver print
The Electric Chair. 1968, printed later
12″ x 8″ Signed gelatin silver print
Condemned Man. 1968, printed later
12″ x 8″ Signed gelatin silver print
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Joni Mitchell — the Gershwin Prize 2023
Posted on April 11, 2023 | No Comments
Congratulations Joni Mitchell!
— Recipient of the Library of Congress 2023 Gershwin Prize —
JOEL BERNSTEIN
Joni Mitchell Skating on Lake Mendota, Madison, WI. March, 1976
11″ x 14″ or 12″ x 18″ Signed, dated, and editioned gelatin silver triptych
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SFAI: The Spirit Is Alive! Event & Benefit Auction Sunday
Posted on March 24, 2023 | No Comments
The Spirit is Alive!
Minnesota Street Project
Join artists, friends, and appreciators to celebrate the colorful history of one of the oldest art schools in the United States. The event, supporting the SFAI Legacy Foundation, features live music, beverages, beatniks, and a silent auction with special limited portfolio.
Founded in 1871 and formerly known as the California School of Fine Arts (SFA), the San Francisco Art Institute has been a birthplace and home to nearly every cultural movement and artistic expression over the past 152 years.
For event schedule or to purchase tickets, click here.
Works by renowned SFAI instructors loaned from Scott Nichols Gallery:
ANSEL ADAMS
“Cancelled” Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico. 1941, printed in the late 1960s
16″ x 20″ Gelatin silver print artifact from Adams’ darkroom
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM
Morris Graves. 1950, printed 1970
9″ x 11 1/2″ Signed & titled gelatin silver print
DOROTHEA LANGE
Maynard Dixon’s Hands. 1930, printed 1977
11″ x 14″ Gelatin silver print by Oakland Museum
DOROTHEA LANGE
Unemployment Line. c.1937, printed later
11″ x 14″ Gelatin silver print by Oakland Museum
EDWARD WESTON
Wings of Pelican. 1931, printed 1946 by Cole Weston
7 3/8″ x 9 3/8″ Stamped gelatin silver print
MINOR WHITE
Steel Doors, San Francisco. 1949
9 1/4″ x 7″ Vintage gelatin silver print
Supporting the SFAI Legacy Foundation
Ticket sales $5 – $150 (sliding scale)
Auctions until 5:15pm
Live Auction
Paul Kos
Silent Auction
Anne Appleby
Enrique Chagoya
Linda Connor
Mark di Suvero
Linda Fleming
Jack Fulton
Jim Goldberg
Mike Henderson
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Mildred Howard
Robert Hudson
Michael Jang
Judith Linhares
Reagan Louie
Mike Mandel & Larry Sultan
Tom Marioni
Fred Martin
Jim Melchert
Gay Outlaw
Irene Pijoan
Johanna Poethig
John Roloff
Deborah Remington
Richard Shaw
Stephanie Syjuco
Gail Wight
William T. Wiley
Nina Hubbs Zurier
And a special portfolio containing works by
Uta Barth
Ruth Bernhard
Linda Connor
Imogen Cunningham
Judy Dater
Katy Grannan
Catherine Opie
Nigel Poor
Elisabeth Sunday
Catherine Wagner
For more information about the SFAI Legacy Foundation, visit www.sfailegacyarchive.org.
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Spring Blossoms
Posted on March 22, 2023 | No Comments
Soft floral photographs from Johan Hagemeyer, Imogen Cunningham, Lee Friedlander, and more.
JOHAN HAGEMEYER
Dahlia. 1930
7″ x 8 1/2″ Vintage signed and dated gelatin silver print
JOHAN HAGEMEYER
Water Lily. c. 1938
5 3/4″ x 6 1/4″ Vintage gelatin silver print
JOHAN HAGEMEYER
Tulip. 1939
4 7/8″ x 5 5/8″ Vintage gelatin silver print with notations
FRED ORINGER
Untitled (Flower). c. 1985
6 3/8″ x 6 3/8″ Signed sepia toned gelatin silver print
ANSEL ADAMS
Orchard, Early Spring, Near Stanford University, California.
c. 1940, printed c. 1970
16″ x 20″ Signed & stamped gelatin silver print
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM
Magnolia Blossom 1925, printed 1950s
10 1/4″ x 13 1/4″ Signed gelatin silver print
LEE FRIEDLANDER
Hollyhocks, Taos, New Mexico. 1974
7 1/2″ x 11 1/8″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
See more:
Ansel Adams
Imogen Cunningham
Johan Hagemeyer
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Welcoming Spring
Posted on March 20, 2023 | No Comments
Celebrating the coming of spring with this Fresson still life from Sheila Metzner.
SHEILA METZNER
Anthuriums. 1985
19 1/8″ x 12 7/8″ Signed unique Fresson print
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Adventurous Aerials: Margaret Bourke-White
Posted on March 15, 2023 | No Comments
Celebrating her vital role in American History:
First Western photographer permitted to enter the Soviet Union
First American female war correspondent & photojournalist
Photographer for the first cover of LIFE magazine
First woman to work in WWII combat zones
Golden Gate Bridge (Aerial). 1951
13 1/2″ x 8″ Stamped gelatin silver print
Untitled (Square Aerial with Horseback Riders). 1951
10 1/4″ x 10 1/4″ Stamped gelatin silver print
Aerial Horseback Riders, Ocean Beach. 1951
13 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ Stamped gelatin silver print
Untitled (Helicopter). 1951
10 5/8″ x 13 1/2″ Stamped gelatin silver print
Aerial View of Coastal Fog. 1951
9 1/2″ x 13 1/2″ Stamped gelatin silver print
Untitled Aerial Landscape. c. 1935
3″ x 4″ Stamped gelatin silver prints
Read more about her achievements here.
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Group F.64 — From A Recent Exhibition In Korea
Posted on March 8, 2023 | No Comments
Artworks recently highlighted at DongGang International Photography Festival
동강사진박물관 DongGang Museum of Photography, Yeongwol, South Korea
ANSEL ADAMS
Mudhills, Arizona. 1947, printed 1970
14 3/4″ x 19 5/8″ Signed and numbered gelatin silver print
ALMA LAVENSON
Yosemite (Clouds). 1941
4″ x 4 5/8″ Vintage signed gelatin silver contact print
EDWARD WESTON
Iris Alberto’s Hands (Thumbs Together). 1929
9 3/8″ x 6 1/4″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
BRETT WESTON
Pine Needles. 1968
10 3/4″ x 13 1/4″ Signed & dated gelatin silver contact print
SONYA NOSKOWIAK
Storage Tanks, California. 1935
7 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ Stamped gelatin silver print
JOHN PAUL EDWARDS
Majesty in Death. ND
10 3/4″ x 13 1/4″ Signed gelatin silver print
IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM
Magnolia Blossom. 1925, printed 1950s
10 1/4″ x 13 1/4″ Signed & dated gelatin silver print
HENRY SWIFT
Sculpture from Henry Swift’s Fireplace. ND
9 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ Titled gelatin silver print
See the installation:
DG Photo Festival
More Group f.64:
Ansel Adams
Imogen Cunningham
John Paul Edwards
Alma Lavenson
Sonya Noskowiak
Henry Swift
Brett Weston
Edward Weston
Previous Exhibitions at Scott Nichols Gallery:
Group f.64 Founders & Followers
Group f.64 and Their Circle
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Marion Patterson
Posted on March 1, 2023 | No Comments
Philosopher, Photographer, and Student of Group f.64
Schooner Gulch Beach, Mendocino Coast. 2001, printed 2002
11″ x 14″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
Bowling Ball Beach. 1997, printed c. 2008
10 1/2″ x 12 1/2″ Signed gelatin silver print
Bowling Ball Beach. 1998, printed c. 2000
10 1/2″ x 13″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
Bowling Ball Beach. 1998, printed c. 2000
10 1/2″ x 13″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
Filaree, Sequoia National Park. c. 1960
8″ x 10″ Signed gelatin silver print
Indian Rhubarb. c. 1960
10 1/2″ x 14″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
Grasses, Foresta, Yosemite National Park. c. 1958. printed c. 1961
8″ x 10″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
Listen to an interview with Marion Patterson in the Stanford Libraries collection here.
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Paul Caponigro
Posted on February 28, 2023 | No Comments
Classic gelatin silver, platinum, portfolio work, and a single ornate cabbage leaf.
Stream, Redding, Connecticut. 1968, printed later
9 3/8″ x 13 1/2″ Signed gelatin silver print
Kentucky. 1965, printed 1975
8 1/2″ x 13 3/8″ Signed gelatin silver print
Fog and Trees, Redding, Connecticut. 1968, printed 1992
9 3/8″ x 13 1/4″ Signed and editioned gelatin silver print
Galaxy Apple, New York. 1964, printed later
7″ x 8 1/2″ Signed gelatin silver print
Stonehenge. 1968, printed 1978
14″ x 11″ Signed and editioned gelatin silver print
Plate VI from the Stonehenge portfolio
Standing White Deer, Wicklow, Ireland. 1967, printed 1993
7 3/8″ x 10 1/8″ Signed platinum print
Cabbage Leaf, Winthrop, Massachusetts. 1964, printed before 1974
9 1/2″ x 7, 1/8″ Signed gelatin silver print
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Year of the Rabbit
Posted on January 31, 2023 | No Comments
A selection from our archives, spanning from the late 1800s to contemporary.
MARC RIBOUD
Liu Li Chang, Beijing (Antique Street Window). 1965, printed later
8 7/8″ x 13″ Signed, titled, and dated gelatin silver print
MARC RIBOUD
Canteen of a Steel Mill, Anshan, China (Anshan Cafeteria). 1957, printed later
9 3/4″ x 14 1/2″ Signed, titled, and dated gelatin silver print
DETROIT PHOTOCHROM CO.
A Chinese Family. c. 1898–1905
3 1/2″ x 7″ Photochrom no. 51168
ANONYMOUS
Seid Back & Co. General Commission Market. c. early 1900s
6″ x 8″ Gelatin silver print
DETROIT PHOTOCHROM CO.
A Chinese Maiden. c. 1898–1905
7″ x 3 1/2″ Photochrom no. 51211
SZE YUEN MING & CO.
A Card Party. c. 1890–1899
8 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ Albumen print
ANONYMOUS
Bootsey, Sound Asleep. c. 1940s–1950s
3″ x 5 1/4″ Titled gelatin silver print
For pricing and additional details, contact info@scottnicholsgallery.com.
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Rest in Peace, David Crosby
Posted on January 25, 2023 | No Comments
Rest in Peace
David Crosby
August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023
As photographed by Graham Nash, 1969.
GRAHAM NASH
The Man Jon Sees (David Crosby). 1969, printed 1989
22 1/2″ x 15 1/4″ Archival pigment print on Arches paper
Signed and editioned with photographer’s chop mark
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At The Movies — Celebrities From An Era Past
Posted on January 24, 2023 | No Comments
At the Movies
—Celebrities from an Era Past—
PHILIPPE HALSMAN
Gina Lollobrigida, Life Magazine Cover. 1951
17″ x 16″ Vintage signed and stamped gelatin silver print
GEORGE HURRELL
Charles Boyer. 1938, printed 1980
16″ x 20″ Signed and editioned gelatin silver print
PHILIPPE HALSMAN
Group of Starlets with Marilyn Monroe. 1949, printed later
13 1/4″ x 10 3/4″ Stamped gelatin silver print from SF MoMA
PHILIPPE HALSMAN
Shirley Temple. 1944
13 1/2″ x 11″ Vintage signed gelatin silver print
PETER STACKPOLE
Mickey Rooney Dancing. c. 1938
9 5/8″ x 7 1/4″ Signed gelatin silver print
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON
Truman Capote. 1947, printed 1970s
13 7/8″ x 9 3/8″ Signed and blindstamped gelatin silver print
JIM MARSHALL
Woody Allen in Hotel, Washington, DC, c. 1963
17″ x 11 1/4″ Signed and stamped gelatin silver print
See more celebrity photographs in our previous exhibition:
Hollywood: The Golden Years
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Two Talks By Cultural Documentarians
Posted on January 16, 2023 | No Comments
Bill Owens
Suburbia at Fifty
Foothill College
Thursday, January 19, 4-6pm
BILL OWENS
Nixon on TV.
Archival pigment print from the 50th Anniversary Suburbia Collection Portfolio
Join photographer Bill Owens for an artist talk and reception with film feature, celebrating the 50th Anniversary and remastering of his classic Suburbia, produced in collaboration with Kate Jordahl and Geir Jordahl of True North Editions. Geir and Kate worked with Bill to produce an extremely limited edition portfolio of photographs from Suburbia, as well as a limited edition book, Bill Owens: The Legacy of Suburbia: Photographs 1964-2022. Portfolio and book are both available through Scott Nichols Gallery.
Exhibition Information:
January 19 to February 17, 2023
Foothill College
Krause Center for Innovation
12345 El Monte Rd., Building 4000
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Free to attend. Register here.
Registrants who attend are entered to win a signed copy of Suburbia.
Organized by True North Editions and Foothill College.
For additional information about the event, click here.
BILL OWENS
I don’t feel that Richie playing with guns has a negative effect on his personality.
Archival pigment print from the 50th Anniversary Suburbia Collection Portfolio
Up Close and Personal
a panel discussion featuring:
Monica Denevan, Richard Murai, and Manuello Paganelli
Moderated by Helaine Glick
Pacific Grove Art Center
Saturday, January 21, 1-2pm
MONICA DENEVAN
Song for Rain, Orinoco Delta, Venezuela. 2002
15″ x 15″ Signed and editioned gelatin silver print
Recipient of the 2022 Jack Wasserbach Award for Black & White Photography
Join Scott Nichols Gallery represented artist Monica Denevan, along with her peers Richard Murai and Manuello Paganelli, for a panel discussion highlighting the work of these three photo documentarians. This panel talk is the first of four events at the Pacific Grove Art Center, kicking off the Center for Photographic Art’s 2023 programming year.
Exhibition Information:
January 6 to February 23, 2023
Pacific Grove Art Center
568 Lighthouse Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA 39350
No registration required to attend.
Organized by the Center for Photographic Art.
For additional information, click here.
MONICA DENEVAN, Apple Orchard, China.
2007, printed 2012
15″ x 15″ Signed and editioned gelatin silver print
Inquire here for pricing and additional offerings from these artists.
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Celebrating Jack London
Posted on January 12, 2023 | No Comments
Jack London
January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916
ARNOLD GENTHE
Jack London. c. 1900
10″ x 8″ Gelatin silver print
John Griffith Chaney, commonly known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist, social activist, and longtime resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.
He is best known as the author of The Call of the Wild, first published serially by the Saturday Evening Post, June 20–July 18, 1903. He sold the rights to publish for $750. Today, that would have been roughly $25,000. Soon after, London sold complete rights to The Call of the Wild to Macmillan. They printed a first edition of 10,000 copies, selling at a price of $1.50, equivalent to a contemporary $50. They sold out immediately. The book has never been out of print.
Late in his life, London purchased a 1,000-acre ranch in Glen Ellen, on the eastern slope of Sonoma Mountain, which he dubbed Beauty Ranch. He invested in the construction of a home called Wolf House on the property, built by Italian and Chinese stonemasons in their respective styles. Two weeks before completion, the constructed home was destroyed by fire. The ranch and stone remnants of Wolf House are now a National Historic Landmark, protected within the bounds of Jack London State Historic Park.
Arnold Genthe was best known for his photographs of San Francisco Chinatown, the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, and his portraits of notable celebrities of the era, including his friend, Jack London.
ARNOLD GENTHE
San Francisco Earthquake. 1906, printed 1920s
16″ x 20″ Gelatin silver print
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Classics By Edward Weston
Posted on January 10, 2023 | No Comments
Flaming Cypress Root, Point Lobos. 1929, printed c. 1970s by Cole Weston
7 3/8″ x 9 5/16″ Signed & stamped gelatin silver print
Chambered Nautilus (2S). 1927, printed c. 1970s by Cole Weston
9 3/8″ x 7 1/4″ Signed & dated gelatin silver print
Nude (62N, Dancer’s Knees). 1936, printed c. 1970s by Cole Weston
7 3/8″ x 9 3/8″ Signed, titled, & dated gelatin silver print
Two Shells (14S). 1927, printed c. 1970s by Cole Weston
9 3/8″ x 7 1/4″ Signed, titled, & dated gelatin silver print
Eel River. 1937, printed 1950 by Brett Weston
7 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ Gelatin silver print initialed & dated by Edward Weston
Nude (7N). 1920, printed c. 1970s by Cole Weston
9 3/8″ x 7 1/4″ Signed, titled, & dated gelatin silver print
Neil. 1925, printed 1970 by Cole Weston
9 1/4″ x 6 1/8″ Signed, titled, & dated gelatin silver print
© Center for Creative Photography, Tuscon, Arizona.
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Rolfe Horn: In Color
Posted on January 6, 2023 | No Comments
Grain Bins, Little America, WY. 2022
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
Oak Leaf, Yosemite, CA. 2022
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
Redwood Forest #1, Oakland, CA. 2021
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
Dusky Autumn, Yosemite, CA. 2022
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
Orange Mound Spring, Yellowstone, WY. 2021
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
Late Autumn, Yosemite, CA. 2022
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
Twilight, Point Lobos, CA. 2022
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
Dawn, Maui, HI. 2021
Signed and editioned archival pigment print
These color prints are archival, made using the highest quality baryta paper.
They are available in the following editions:
20″ x 30″ edition of 11 + 2AP
40″ x 60″ edition of 7 + 1AP
56″ x 86″ edition of 3 + 1AP
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