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Inge Morath Exhibit"Inge Morath: Litchfield County" Photography Exhibit curated especially for the University of Connecticut Torrington Campus Contact: Davyne Verstandig
Photography is a strange phenomenon. In spite of the use of that technical instrument, the camera, no two photographers, even if they were at the same place at the same time, come back with the same pictures. The personal vision is usually there from the beginning; result of a special chemistry of background and feelings, traditions and their rejection, of sensibility and voyeurism. You trust your eye and cannot help but bare your soul. One's vision finds of necessity the form suitable to express it. Inge Morath, Life as a Photographer Inge Morath (1923-2002) worked as translator and writer in Europe, became assistant to Henri Cartier Bresson after joining the photographic co-operative Magnum by invitation of Robert Capa in 1953. From 1954 on she worked independently as a member of Magnum Photos in Paris. Her extended travels and her special interest in the arts found expression in photographic essays published by a number of leading magazines, i.e. Life, Paris Match, Holiday Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Vogue, Picture Post, Illustrated Magazine, etc. as well as in a growing number of books. A trip to the Middle East, undertaken for Holiday Magazine, led to the publication of the book "From Persia to Iran", and numerous publication of her work in Spain led to the publication of the book "Fiesta in Pamplona." She took the photographs for such books as "Venice Observed" with Mary McCarthy, "Bring Forth the Children" with Yul Brynner, and "Le Masque" with Saul Steinberg. As portraitist of personalities in politics and arts, she photographed a great number of famous contemporaries. Inge Morath also published documentations about a number of movies as well as the stage productions of plays by her husband, Arthur Miller, amongst them the now famous staging of "Death of a Salesman" in Beijing. Inge Morath's spiritual and esthetic life was dominated by the painting and sculpture of both East and West. Visual art was almost literally her food; frequently her relaxation at the end of a day was to leaf through a book of paintings, many of them ones she had known and marvelled at over many The Estate of Inge Morath was established to facilitate the study and appreciation of Inge Morath's contribution to photography. The main work of the Estate is to preserve Morath's legacy through in-house programs dedicated to documentation and conservation of her artwork and related materials. The Estate has also applied for non-profit status as a private foundation, and in that capacity it will serve as a public resource for the international community of scholars and curators, as well as general audiences interested in Morath's work. Currently, an inventory of all known works by Morath is in progress which, when completed, will be available to visitors to the Estate. The Estate is also working on several exhibition and publication projects, including a traveling exhibition of Morath's best known images, to be made available at no cost to American schools in support of their arts and photography programs, and a presentation of Morath's photographs of China at the Pingyao International Photography Festival in China. Touring Exhibit of Inge Morath's Photographs The Estate of Inge Morath is offering an exhibit of 25 framed photographs by Inge Morath that will tour, free of charge, to schools throughout the country. The program will begin in January 2005. If you are interested in participating in the school tour of Inge Morath's photographs or if you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us. Contact Information Jennifer Larsen, Exhibition Coordinator website: www.ingemorath.org "Inge Morath: Litchfield County" Photography Exhibit
"Inge Morath: Litchfield County" Photography Captions 1. The studio of playwright Arthur Miller. Roxbury, CT. 1963 2. Dadaist, painter, filmmaker Hans Richter in his studio. Kettletown, CT. 1969 3. Sculptor Alexander Calder with model of a stabile outside his studio. Roxbury, CT. 1964 4. Sculptor Philip Grausman in his studio with Martha Clarke. Washington, CT. 1974 5. Hands of playwright Arthur Miller working on the script of his just finished play Broken Glass. Roxbury, CT. 1994 6. Author Janet Flanner who wrote The New Yorker magazine's "Letter from Paris" for many years under the name of Genet. Roxbury, CT. 1973 7. Painter Peter Blum in his studio. Sherman, CT. 1969 8. Sculptor Tom Doyle in his studio. Roxbury, CT. 1995 9. Anti Vietnam War rally. Left to right: Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Steve Minot and Litchfield County resident Arthur Miller. New Haven, CT. 1968 10. Writer Jerzy Kosinsky. Roxbury, CT. 1969 11. Writer Francine DuPlessix Gray. Warren, CT. 1970 12. Novelist William Styron. Roxbury, CT. 1967 13. Halloween morning. Rebecca Miller starting her day as an angel fairy. Roxbury, CT. 1967 14. The poet Andrei Vosnesensky during a visit to the US for poetry readings. Salisbury, CT. 1977 15. Novelist John Updike. Roxbury, CT. 1966 16. Pianist Vladimir Horowitz and violinist Isaac Stern. New Milford, CT. 1977 17. Artist Alexander Calder's house. Roxbury, CT. 1973 18. The poet Allen Ginsberg visiting playwright Arthur Miller. Roxbury, CT. 1986 19. Playwright Arthur Miller visits sculptor Alexander Calder, his neighbor and friend. Roxbury, CT. 1963 20. Alexander Calder in his studio. Roxbury, CT. 1963 21. Louisa Calder making a hookrug after a design by her husband Alexander Calder. Roxbury, CT. 1963 22. Playwright Arthur Miller and his friend John Wrabel repair Miller's Jaguar. Roxbury, CT. 1961 website: www.ingemorath.org |
Inge Morath: Photographer