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Paul Strand

Of all the great photographers of the twentieth century, Paul Strand most truly embodies the aspirations and spirit of his age. Strand experimented with photography and made abstract studies. He sought to invent form through photography rather than imitating it. For more than sixty years, he created photographs that continue to increase in value and historical significance. Their impact is a result of concentration of essentials, purity, passion, and precision in a form that sustains these qualities as a lasting inheritance.

Courtesy of the Aperture Foundation

Born 1890
Hometown New York, NY
Permanent Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Representing Galleries

Lumiere Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Collier Gallery Ltd., Tempe, AZ
Scott Nichols Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Vision Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
Weston Gallery, Carmel, CA
Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON
Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY
Wach Gallery, Avon Lake, OH
Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY

SHOWS

Victoria & Albert Museum

London
Mar 19 2016 - Jul 03 2016

Photography and Film for the 20th Century
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