COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1989.463
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CMA_.1989.463
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Photographs
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Photographs
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Nixon, Nicholas
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Nixon, Nicholas
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
artist
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artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1947
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1947
Creator Dates/Places
false
Biography:
Nicholas Nixon American, 1947-The photographs of Nicholas Nixon reflect the amalgamation of a number of stylistic and humanitarian influences. Like many documentary photographers who came on the scene in the late 1960s, Nixon (born in Detroit) began making 35mm snapshots in the manner of Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment." He was a vista volunteer in St. Louis (1969-70) and taught high school in Minneapolis (1970-71), experiences that would influence his later portraiture. In 1975 curator Bill Jenkins of George Eastman House, Rochester, included Nixon's architectural views in his influential New Topographics exhibition along with the work of nine other emerging photographers whose subjects addressed the "man-altered landscape." Nixon pursued this theme throughout the mid-1970s, photographing the modern city skyline with the sort of utopian idealism previously reserved for the type of heroic landscapes perfected by Ansel Adams. In 1976 he had his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. During this time he also began using a large-format camera to make powerful, honest portraits of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters. This ongoing series, included in its nascence by John Szarkowski in his 1978 Mirrors and Windows exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, is among Nixon's most recognized achievements. Nixon collaborated with his wife on a book project, People with aids (1991), and continues to explore themes of family, childhood, and education, recently completing a series onhis son Sam's sixth-grade class, titled Room 306. He holds a B.A. in American literature from the University of Michigan (1969) and an M.F.A. from the University of New Mexico (1974). His awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts(1976, 1979) and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1977). Nixon lives in Cambridge, where he teaches at the Massachusetts College of Art. A.W.
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Nicholas Nixon American, 1947-The photographs of Nicholas Nixon reflect the amalgamation of a number of stylistic and humanitarian influences. Like many documentary photographers who came on the scene in the late 1960s, Nixon (born in Detroit) began making 35mm snapshots in the manner of Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment." He was a vista volunteer in St. Louis (1969-70) and taught high school in Minneapolis (1970-71), experiences that would influence his later portraiture. In 1975 curator Bill Jenkins of George Eastman House, Rochester, included Nixon's architectural views in his influential New Topographics exhibition along with the work of nine other emerging photographers whose subjects addressed the "man-altered landscape." Nixon pursued this theme throughout the mid-1970s, photographing the modern city skyline with the sort of utopian idealism previously reserved for the type of heroic landscapes perfected by Ansel Adams. In 1976 he had his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. During this time he also began using a large-format camera to make powerful, honest portraits of his wife, Bebe, and her three sisters. This ongoing series, included in its nascence by John Szarkowski in his 1978 Mirrors and Windows exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, is among Nixon's most recognized achievements. Nixon collaborated with his wife on a book project, People with aids (1991), and continues to explore themes of family, childhood, and education, recently completing a series onhis son Sam's sixth-grade class, titled Room 306. He holds a B.A. in American literature from the University of Michigan (1969) and an M.F.A. from the University of New Mexico (1974). His awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts(1976, 1979) and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1977). Nixon lives in Cambridge, where he teaches at the Massachusetts College of Art. A.W.
Biography
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Gender:
M
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M
Gender
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Creator Birth Place:
Detroit, MI
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Detroit, MI
Creator Birth Place
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Creator Name-CRT:
Nicholas Nixon
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Nicholas Nixon
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Tom Moran, Braintree, Massachusetts
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Tom Moran, Braintree, Massachusetts
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
1987
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1987
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1987
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1987
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1987
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1987
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
gelatin silver print
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gelatin silver print
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Photography
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Photography
Classification Term
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Dimensions:
Sheet: 20.3cm x 25.2cm, Image: 19.6cm x 24.5cm
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Sheet: 20.3cm x 25.2cm, Image: 19.6cm x 24.5cm
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1989.463
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1989.463
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Museum members in 1989
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Gift of Museum members in 1989
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Written in pencil on verso: "Tom Moran G. Braintree, Massachusetts November 1987 13/50 Nicholas Nixon [signed]"; "NN18478"
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Written in pencil on verso: "Tom Moran G. Braintree, Massachusetts November 1987 13/50 Nicholas Nixon [signed]"; "NN18478"
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1989.463.tif
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CMA_.1989.463.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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