Aline smithson desert suitcase, 20, from the series due west photonola is proud to present desert suitcase by aline smithson as our third annual collectors club print. Even if you are not a big fan of photography this is a book that should find a place on the coffee table of anyone who considers themselves a creative sort. Aline smithson believes that everyone should have a wonderful artmaking life, and her workshops aim to give her students the tools and support to have a sustainable and creative career. Aline smithson photographs for sale at obscura gallery. Lenscratch is a daily journal that explores contemporary photography and offers opportunities for exposure and community. Smithson is an awardwinning californiabased photographer whose work is published and exhibited internationally. Portrait as autobiography by aline smithson magenta foundation can you leaf through a photographers book filled with portraits of other people and feel as if it. Slate featured her monograph in their the 10 best photo books of 2015. Published on the heels of his first book, the divided self, self and others represents a continuation leading into sanity, madness and the family, the most important of the three works. In 2016, the smithsonian air and space museum commissioned aline to a series of portraits for the upcoming faces of our planet exhibition. Aline smithson is a photographic artist, educator, and the founder and editorinchief of lenscratch. Hardcover book, sewn binding, fourcolor lithography, printed.
Created over an almost 20year span and drawing from 18 bodies of work, this i. In the fall of 2015, the magenta foundation released a retrospective monograph of aline s photographs. Aline smithson after a career as a new york fashion editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, aline smithson discovered the family rolleiflex and never looked back. Portrait as autobiography by aline smithson magenta foundation can you leaf through a photographers book filled. Working regularly for a diverse clientele over a 32year career, his work has appeared in architectural digest, new york magazine, landscape architecture, and the washington post as well as for top hospitality and design firms throughout the country. Portrait as autobiography, will be published by the magenta foundation this fall. Portrait as autobiography is an almost 20 year culmination of portrait photographs captured by awardwinning photographer aline smithson. In the fall of 2018 and again in 2019, her work was selected as a finalist in the taylor.
After a career as a new york fashion editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, aline smithson discovered the family rolleiflex and never looked back. Beginning with her early forays into black and white work, produced as darkroom silver gelatin prints, she photographed the world around her considering the poignancy of childhood and the pathos of aging and relationships. Portrait as autobiography magenta foundation, 2015. Portrait as autobiography is an almost 20 year culmination of portrait photographs, beginning with my early forays into black and. Portrait as autobiography by aline smithson hardcover, the magenta foundation, 2015 available at and excerpted foreword. Portrait as autobiography is an almost 20 year culmination of portrait photo. We are creating projects about ourselves, our identities, our families, using the. As an editor, she has spotlighted the work of thousands of photographers over the last ten years.
Aline smithson has exhibited widely, including over 40 solo exhibitions, a myriad of group exhibitions, and been featured in numerous publications including the new york times, the new yorker, and pdn. Other books by aline smithson which have been previously featured. Smithson is an awardwinning californiabased photographer whose. Beginning with her early forays into black and white work, produced as darkroom silver gelatin prints, she photographed the world around her considering the poignancy of childhood and the. Feb 04, 2015 please support our campaign on kickstarter. Self and others, aline smithson format aside author rfotofolio posted on december 9, 2015 may 25, 2016 categories photographers tags books, portraits rfotofolio has this beautiful book. Dec 09, 2015 self and others, aline smithson format aside author rfotofolio posted on december 9, 2015 may 25, 2016 categories photographers tags books, portraits rfotofolio has this beautiful book. Now smithsons first monograph, a twentyyear retrospective of her portrait work, self and others. Portrait as autobiography photographs by aline smithson magenta foundation aline smithson s first monograph includes photographs spanning over twenty years. Rayko photo center is proud to feature the latest exhibition of aline smithsons work from her recent monograph, opening on january 21st in san francisco. Beginning with her early forays into black and white work, produced as darkroom silver gelatin prints, she photographed the world around her considering the poignancy of childhood and the pathos of. Smithson draws on the kodachrome portraits of hollywoods golden age as well as older traditions such as handtinted.
Portrait as autobiography will be out october 1st from the magenta foundation. Rayko photo center is proud to feature the latest exhibition of aline smithsons. Jun 07, 2019 other books by aline smithson which have been previously featured. Fine art photography essays, fine art photography portfolios, fine art photography. In the fall of 2015, the magenta foundation released a retrospective monograph of alines photographs. Having read them, one after the other, i think of them together.
Bruce katz is an architectural, portrait and fine art photographer based in new york city. Portrait as autobiography is a neartwenty year culmination of portrait photographs captured by awardwinning photographer, writer, and educator aline smithson. Beginning with her early forays into black and white work, produced as. The image, from her recent series due west, is a nod to those who move west in search of the promised land. Seeing oneself through pictures of others vantage medium. After smithson came across a print of the painting at a flea market, she started collecting propsa leopard coat and hat, a piece of leopard fabric, a. Books on the arts for a book signing with aline smithson. Portrait as autobiography is an almost 20 year culmination of portrait photographs captured by awardwinning photographer aline smithson beginning with her early forays into black and white work, produced as darkroom silver gelatin prints, she photographed the world around her considering the poignancy of childhood and the pathos of aging and relationships. Honorable mentions receive free exhibition catalogs and free entry in a future exhibition. Aline smithson, smithson, photography, fine art photography, photo, toy camera, holga, diana camera, hand colored photographs, hand colored photography, black and. In 2016, the smithsonian air and space museum commissioned aline to a series of portraits for the upcoming faces of our planet exhibition and in 2018 and 2019, aline was a finalist in the taylor wessing photographic portrait prize and is exhibiting at the national portrait gallery, london.
Jul 14, 2019 aline smithson has exhibited widely, including over 40 solo exhibitions, a myriad of group exhibitions, and been featured in numerous publications including the new york times, the new yorker, and pdn. Alines roots in traditional painting and portraiture is the background for her latest body of work, revisiting beauty. After a career as a new york fashion editor, aline has had over 40 solo exhibitions and has been published in the new york times, pdn, the new yorker, communication arts, eyemazing, silvershotz magazines, and more. Portrait as autobiography is a neartwenty year culmination of portrait photographs captured by awardwinning photographer, writer, and educator aline smithson beginning with her earliest black and white silver gelatin prints, she photographs the world. Created in 2007, aline smithson set a goal of writing about a different photographer each day, presenting work in a way that allows for a deeper understanding of a photographers intent and vision. Dec 18, 2018 aline smithson is a photographic artist, educator, and the founder and editorinchief of lenscratch.
It begins with her earliest black and white silver gelatin prints in which she photographs the world around her considering the poignancy of childhood and the pathos. In 2014, alines work was selected for the critical mass top 50. Congratulations on your kickstarter success, your teaching award, and your book being published this year. Now smithson s first monograph, a twentyyear retrospective of her portrait work, self and others. Aline brings a background in painting and fashion to her. A gorgeous musthave photography book, with a foreword by paula tognarelli, executive director and curator at the griffin museum of photography. Portrait as autobiography by aline smithson 20151005 aline smithson. Portrait as autobiography by aline smithson sarah hadley. Smithson will be signing books at guthrie contemporary on saturday. Aline smithson is a photographic artist, educator, and the founder and editor in chief of lenscratch. Jan 15, 2016 rayko photo center is proud to feature the latest exhibition of aline smithson s work from her recent monograph, opening on january 21st in san francisco. At the end of every year out come the best of lists. I have always felt that the act of creating a portrait is equally a reflection of the artist and the sitter. Portrait as autobiography by aline smithson hardcover, the magenta foundation, 2015 available at and excerpted foreword below acrostic interview.
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