Constantine "Costa" Manos (born 1934 in

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) is a Greek-American photographer known for his images of

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and

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. His work has been published in ''

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''. He is a member of

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Career

Manos first began taking photographs while in high school when he joined his school's camera club. Within a few years, he was working professionally as a photographer. At 19, Manos was hired as the official photographer for the

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. His photographs of the orchestra culminated in 1961 with his first published work, ''Portrait of a Symphony''. Manos graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1955, majoring in English Literature. He served in the military and then moved to New York City, working for various magazines. From 1961-64, Manos lived in

, photographing people and landscapes. This work resulted in ''A Greek Portfolio'', published in 1972, which won awards at

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and the

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book fair. In 1963, Manos joined

and became a full member in 1965. After his time in Greece, Manos lived in

. In 1974, he was hired by the city to create the photographs for the ''Where's Boston?'' exhibition, a large production in honor of Boston's 200th anniversary. The photos from that exhibit were published in the book ''Bostonians: Photographs from Where's Boston?'' Manos also worked on projects for Time-Life Books.Personal web site biography
/ref> In 1995, ''American Color'' was published, containing Manos' recent photographs of American people. ''A Greek Portfolio'' was reissued in 1999, followed by a major exhibition of his work at the Benaki Museum of Athens. In 2003, Manos was awarded the Leica Medal of Excellence for his ''American Color'' photographs. Manos continues to photograph with

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cameras, and is currently working on material for a second American Color collection.

Bibliography

* ''American Color 2''. United States: Quantuck Lane Press, 2010. * ''Portrait of a Symphony 1960-2000''. United States: Boston Symphony Orchestra, 2000. * ''A Greek Portfolio''. United States: Ilios Press, 1999. * ''American Color''. United States: W.W. Norton, 1995. * ''Bostonians''. United States: Cambridge Seven Associates, 1975. ASIN B000Q6RVVO * ''Where's Boston?'', United States: Cambridge Seven Associates, 1975. * ''Suite Grecque'', France: Le Chêne, 1972. * ''A Greek Portfolio'', United States: Studio Book/Viking Press, 1972. ASIN B001U6FOA4 * ''Portrait of a Symphony'', United States: Basic Books, 1961. ASIN B0007DT5NI

Collections

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, New York, USA *

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, Chicago, USA * Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA *

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, Rochester, USA *

High Museum of Art The High Museum of Art (colloquially the High) is the largest museum for visual art in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta, Georgia (on Peachtree Street in Midtown, the city's arts district), the High is 312,000 square feet (2 ...

, Atlanta, USA *

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, Paris, France *

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, Houston, USA * Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, USA *

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, Athens, Greece * Magnum Photos Collections,

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, USA

References

External links

Official Website

Magnum Page
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