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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Photographer Elliott Erwitt in town for two lectures
Famed advertising and journalistic photographer Elliott Erwitt comes to Austin this week for two lectures, courtesy of the Austin Center for Photography.
Erwitt made his mark with candid black-and-white photographs that often captured the absurd situations that erupted from everyday situations. In 1953 Erwitt, who was born in Paris to Russian emigre parents and raised in California, joined the Magnum Photos Agency. He has 17 books of his work published and his photos have appeared in countless publications around the world. He will talk about his career and work.
Elliott Erwitt
7 p.m. Thursday and Friday
Blanton Museum of Art Auditorium
General Admission: $20 (Advanced sales), $25 (At the door)
Students/Seniors/Military: $10 (Advance sales), $15 (At the door)
See www.visitacp.org for ticket information
A four-day exhibition of Erwitt’s prints opens at Austin’s L Nowlin Gallery on Wednesday. The photographs will be on display and offered for sale. The exhibit runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept 23 to 26. L. Nowlin Gallery is at 1202-A W. Sixth St.
A new non-profits arts organization, the Austin Center for Photography launched formally in January. To date, they’ve brought in such photo luminaries as Mary Ellen Mark and Alec Soth and co-sponsored the Austin Museum of Art exhibition of Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Upcoming guests include Lauren Greenfield.
Read more about the organization here www.visitacp.org
Image: © Elliot Erwitt, New York City, 1974
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