Untitled (Victoria Guinness), Venice, Italy, VOGUE Italia, 1982 Deborah Turbeville
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MUUS Collection brings together works by major photographers whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history. MUUS Collection — an active archive of nearly half a million images and supporting ephemera located just outside Manhattan — preserves and promotes invaluable photographs for generations to come. Committed to keeping photographic memory alive by showcasing and elevating the works of the artists it represents, MUUS believes in the unique power of photography as an inimitable touchstone of our collective past.
MUUS Collection brings together works by major photographers whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history. MUUS Collection — an active archive of nearly half a million images and supporting ephemera located just outside Manhattan — preserves and promotes invaluable photographs for generations to come. Committed to keeping photographic memory alive by showcasing and elevating the works of the artists it represents, MUUS believes in the unique power of photography as an inimitable touchstone of our collective past.
MUUS Collection brings together works by major photographers whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history. MUUS Collection — an active archive of nearly half a million images and supporting ephemera located just outside Manhattan — preserves and promotes invaluable photographs for generations to come. Committed to keeping photographic memory alive by showcasing and elevating the works of the artists it represents, MUUS believes in the unique power of photography as an inimitable touchstone of our collective past.
MUUS Collection brings together works by major photographers whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history. MUUS Collection — an active archive of nearly half a million images and supporting ephemera located just outside Manhattan — preserves and promotes invaluable photographs for generations to come. Committed to keeping photographic memory alive by showcasing and elevating the works of the artists it represents, MUUS believes in the unique power of photography as an inimitable touchstone of our collective past.
Over the past decade, MUUS Collection has been acquiring and preserving significant photographic estates and collections by artists whose work has historically not received the attention and appreciation it deserves. There are myriad reasons why one extraordinary photographer enjoys dramatic recognition and success, while another does not. In those exciting, rare cases where a photographer’s work is of exceptional quality but has never been fully appreciated, MUUS strives to bridge the gap, bringing the work to new audiences and placing it in a new light.
These five artists’ works embody a wide variety of subjects and themes. Rosalind Fox Solomon’s incisive portraits shine a light on communities throughout the world, from capturing the mood of the American South and the AIDS crisis in New York during the 1980s, to photographing peoples around the globe. Deborah Turbeville’s unique photo collages and ethereal images transformed fashion photography into an avant-garde art form. Alfred Wertheimer’s early photographs of a 21-year-old Elvis Presley capture the singer on the cusp of superstardom, while demonstrating a unique use of darkness — rather than light — to frame his images. Similarly, André de Dienes’ images showcase the evolution of a star, capturing Marilyn Monroe’s beginnings as Norma Jeane Baker through her transformation into a world-famous icon of glamor, while experimenting with Surrealist themes and montage. Fred W. McDarrah photographed the New York downtown scene (Dylan, Ginsberg, Warhol, and more) and the aftermath of the Stonewall Uprising, capturing several decades of the gay rights movement and underscoring the power and importance of photojournalism.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection explores works by our major artists whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history, inviting viewers to engage with both iconic images and photographs which have been hidden away in archives until now.
Over the past decade, MUUS Collection has been acquiring and preserving significant photographic estates and collections by artists whose work has historically not received the attention and appreciation it deserves. There are myriad reasons why one extraordinary photographer enjoys dramatic recognition and success, while another does not. In those exciting, rare cases where a photographer’s work is of exceptional quality but has never been fully appreciated, MUUS strives to bridge the gap, bringing the work to new audiences and placing it in a new light.
These five artists’ works embody a wide variety of subjects and themes. Rosalind Fox Solomon’s incisive portraits shine a light on communities throughout the world, from capturing the mood of the American South and the AIDS crisis in New York during the 1980s, to photographing peoples around the globe. Deborah Turbeville’s unique photo collages and ethereal images transformed fashion photography into an avant-garde art form. Alfred Wertheimer’s early photographs of a 21-year-old Elvis Presley capture the singer on the cusp of superstardom, while demonstrating a unique use of darkness — rather than light — to frame his images. Similarly, André de Dienes’ images showcase the evolution of a star, capturing Marilyn Monroe’s beginnings as Norma Jeane Baker through her transformation into a world-famous icon of glamor, while experimenting with Surrealist themes and montage. Fred W. McDarrah photographed the New York downtown scene (Dylan, Ginsberg, Warhol, and more) and the aftermath of the Stonewall Uprising, capturing several decades of the gay rights movement and underscoring the power and importance of photojournalism.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection explores works by our major artists whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history, inviting viewers to engage with both iconic images and photographs which have been hidden away in archives until now.
Over the past decade, MUUS Collection has been acquiring and preserving significant photographic estates and collections by artists whose work has historically not received the attention and appreciation it deserves. There are myriad reasons why one extraordinary photographer enjoys dramatic recognition and success, while another does not. In those exciting, rare cases where a photographer’s work is of exceptional quality but has never been fully appreciated, MUUS strives to bridge the gap, bringing the work to new audiences and placing it in a new light.
These five artists’ works embody a wide variety of subjects and themes. Rosalind Fox Solomon’s incisive portraits shine a light on communities throughout the world, from capturing the mood of the American South and the AIDS crisis in New York during the 1980s, to photographing peoples around the globe. Deborah Turbeville’s unique photo collages and ethereal images transformed fashion photography into an avant-garde art form. Alfred Wertheimer’s early photographs of a 21-year-old Elvis Presley capture the singer on the cusp of superstardom, while demonstrating a unique use of darkness — rather than light — to frame his images. Similarly, André de Dienes’ images showcase the evolution of a star, capturing Marilyn Monroe’s beginnings as Norma Jeane Baker through her transformation into a world-famous icon of glamor, while experimenting with Surrealist themes and montage. Fred W. McDarrah photographed the New York downtown scene (Dylan, Ginsberg, Warhol, and more) and the aftermath of the Stonewall Uprising, capturing several decades of the gay rights movement and underscoring the power and importance of photojournalism.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection explores works by our major artists whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history, inviting viewers to engage with both iconic images and photographs which have been hidden away in archives until now.
Over the past decade, MUUS Collection has been acquiring and preserving significant photographic estates and collections by artists whose work has historically not received the attention and appreciation it deserves. There are myriad reasons why one extraordinary photographer enjoys dramatic recognition and success, while another does not. In those exciting, rare cases where a photographer’s work is of exceptional quality but has never been fully appreciated, MUUS strives to bridge the gap, bringing the work to new audiences and placing it in a new light.
These five artists’ works embody a wide variety of subjects and themes. Rosalind Fox Solomon’s incisive portraits shine a light on communities throughout the world, from capturing the mood of the American South and the AIDS crisis in New York during the 1980s, to photographing peoples around the globe. Deborah Turbeville’s unique photo collages and ethereal images transformed fashion photography into an avant-garde art form. Alfred Wertheimer’s early photographs of a 21-year-old Elvis Presley capture the singer on the cusp of superstardom, while demonstrating a unique use of darkness — rather than light — to frame his images. Similarly, André de Dienes’ images showcase the evolution of a star, capturing Marilyn Monroe’s beginnings as Norma Jeane Baker through her transformation into a world-famous icon of glamor, while experimenting with Surrealist themes and montage. Fred W. McDarrah photographed the New York downtown scene (Dylan, Ginsberg, Warhol, and more) and the aftermath of the Stonewall Uprising, capturing several decades of the gay rights movement and underscoring the power and importance of photojournalism.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection explores works by our major artists whose images capture important moments in our shared artistic and cultural history, inviting viewers to engage with both iconic images and photographs which have been hidden away in archives until now.
Richard Grosbard, Advisor to MUUS Collection, and Amanda Smith, Director of Archives, organized this exhibition for MUUS Collection.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection was curated by Richard Grosbard and Amanda Smith with assistance from the MUUS Collection team: Lexis Horvath, David Constine, Greg Pease, and Philip Pennington.
Richard Grosbard, Advisor to MUUS Collection, and Amanda Smith, Director of Archives, organized this exhibition for MUUS Collection.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection was curated by Richard Grosbard and Amanda Smith with assistance from the MUUS Collection team: Lexis Horvath, David Constine, Greg Pease, and Philip Pennington.
Richard Grosbard, Advisor to MUUS Collection, and Amanda Smith, Director of Archives, organized this exhibition for MUUS Collection.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection was curated by Richard Grosbard and Amanda Smith with assistance from the MUUS Collection team: Lexis Horvath, David Constine, Greg Pease, and Philip Pennington.
Richard Grosbard, Advisor to MUUS Collection, and Amanda Smith, Director of Archives, organized this exhibition for MUUS Collection.
Highlights from the Archive: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of MUUS Collection was curated by Richard Grosbard and Amanda Smith with assistance from the MUUS Collection team: Lexis Horvath, David Constine, Greg Pease, and Philip Pennington.
