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Introduction
Thaddeus John Szarkowski (December 18, 1925 – July 7, 2007) was an American photographer, curator, historian, and critic. From 1962 to 1991 Szarkowski was the director of photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
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Introduction
Szarkowski studied art history at the University of Wisconsin. He was in the US Army 1945-1946, and later worked as staff photographer at the Walker Art Center, then taught art history and photography at the Albright Art School in Buffalo, New York. He succeeded Alfred Steichen as the Director of the Department of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City 1962-1991. He curated influential exhibitions of photographs featuring the work of Lee Friedlander, Gary Winogrand, Diane Arbus and William Eggleston. He is credited with elevating photography's status as fine art through these exhibitions, writing, and lectures. In 1974 he authored "Looking at Photographs." After retiring from the Museum of Modern Art he returned to making his own photographs, which focus on the American landscape.
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Author, Curator, Art Critic, Museum Director, Teacher, Writer, Art Historian, Musician, Lecturer, Photographer
Names
John Szarkowski, Thaddeus John Szarkowski, John Thaddeus Szarkowski
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500125639
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Works

40 works online

Exhibitions

Publications

  • Photography at MoMA: 1920 to 1960 Edited by Quentin Bajac, Lucy Gallun, Roxana Marcoci, and Sarah Hermanson Meister, 2016 Hardcover, 416 pages
  • The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel Quentin Bajac, 2016 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 152 pages
  • The Photographer's Eye John Szarkowski, 2007 (reissue of 1966 edition) Hardcover, 156 pages
  • Looking At Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art John Szarkowski, 1999 Hardcover, 216 pages
  • Looking At Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art John Szarkowski, 1999 Paperback, 216 pages
  • Photography Until Now John Szarkowski, 1989 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, pages
  • Photography Until Now John Szarkowski, 1989 Exhibition catalogue, Clothbound, pages
  • American Landscapes: Photographs from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art John Szarkowski, 1981 Exhibition catalogue, Clothbound, pages
  • American Landscapes: Photographs from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art John Szarkowski, 1981 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, pages
  • Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1900 John Szarkowski, 1978 Exhibition catalogue, Clothbound, pages
  • Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1900 John Szarkowski, 1978 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, pages
  • From the Picture Press John Szarkowski, 1973 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, pages
  • The Photographer's Eye John Szarkowski, 1966 (see reissue 2007) Paperback, 156 pages
  • The Photographer's Eye John Szarkowski, 1966 (see reissue 2007) Clothbound, 156 pages
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