Lynn Saville (born 1950) is an American photographer of night time urban landscapes.

Early life and education

Saville was born in

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. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from

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, and a Master's in Fine Art from

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, New York.

Life an work

Saville is primarily known for her night photographs of urban landscapes. Her subjects include streets and buildings in the New York area. She has described these nocturnal city scenes as: "an empty skeletal set where lights and shadows showcase an uninterrupted dance."

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described her work for ''

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'' magazine as "the archeology of overnight: resting tools, tired steps, dreaming brooms, sleeping shadows" through scenes that convey a sense of emptiness and vacancy. She has taught at the

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Exhibitions

In 2015, Saville had a solo exhibition at the Pratt Institute gallery in Brooklyn, New York. In 2017, Saville had a one-person show at the Griffin Museum of Photography.

Publications

* ''Horses in the Circus Ring''. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 1989. . * ''The Language of Life''.

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, 1995. * ''Acquainted with the Night''. Rizzoli, 1997. * ''Night/Shift: Color Photographs by Lynn Saville''. Monacelli/

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, 2009. . * ''Dark City: Urban America at Night, Photographs by Lynn Saville''. Bologna: Damiani, 2015. * ''New York, Photographs by Lynn Saville''. Long Island City: Kris Graves, 2018.

Collections

Her work is included in the permanent collections of the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. Her archives are held at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saville, Lynn Living people 1950 births 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American photographers 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American women artists