Why so many New Haven photos recently? I went to the Yale Art Gallery to see an exhibition of more than 600 black and white portrait photographs by German photographer, August Sander, from the first half of the 20th century. It is a brilliant exhibition and Sander was a brilliant portrait photographer.
Sander called his exhibition People of the 20th Century. He grouped them by classes, occupations, and backgrounds, arranging them into groups like "The Farmer" "The Skilled Tradesman," "The Woman" and "Classes and Professions."
Today I am showing some walls of portraits. In the next couple of days, I will show a few close-ups.
Jack, thank you for introducing me to a portrait photographer I did not know about. I look forward to your posts of the next few days. You also do fine portraits, so I'm not surprised by your interest.
ReplyDeleteThat is quite a show, Jack.
ReplyDeleteI could not wait for your closeups so the internet quickly found several. The Bricklayer was interesting but Young Farmers was intriguing.
ReplyDeleteNice, will be fun to see the close-ups.
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