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Greta Pratt
Greta Pratt is an American photographer whose primary interests are American identity, history and myth. She is the author of four books of photographs, ''Using History'' (Steidl, 2005) and ''In Search of the Corn Queen'' (Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1994) The Wavers (Blue Sky Books 2014) and Nineteen Lincolns (Peanut Press 2020). Pratt's work is represented in major public and private collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum: Smithsonian Institution, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Portland (Oregon) Art Museum, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. Pratt served as photography bureau chief of Reuters International in New York City. Her photographs have been featured in Art in America, ''The New York Times Magazine'' and ''The New Yorker''. Career Pratt has made a practice of documenting staged American history. Her series ''Nineteen Lincolns'' features members of the Association of Lincoln Presenters, a membership organiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Steidl
Steidl is a German-language publisher based in Göttingen, Germany. Founded in 1968 by Gerhard Steidl, it publishes photobooks. Overview The company was started by Gerhard Steidl.Bill Kouwenhoven, "Off to see the wizard", ''British Journal of Photography,'' March 2010, pp. 68–71. Reproducehereas "Welcome to Steidlville". Accessed 8 January 2011. The company's first book was ''Befragung der Documenta'' (1972). From 1974, erhardSteidl added political non-fiction to his program. In the early 1980s, he expanded into literature and selected art and photography books, and in 1989, he published his first paperback editions. ..In 1996, Steidl finally decided to follow his passion for photography and to start his own internationally oriented photo book program. Gerhard Steidl still heads the company and is in charge of the production of every book. He endeavours to follow the preferences of the particular photographer for layout, paper, and binding, and insists on working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |