Kenneth Josephson

Chicago (62-35-30-17)

1962/2013

Edition 3 of 50

Aaron Siskind (1903-1992) started his career as a documentary photographer and a member of the Photo League. He and his colleagues were interested in photography as a tool to record and address social inequalities of the day. Many of his images from the 1930's for example explored life in Harlem. In the early 1940's Siskind drifted away from social depictions preferring to capture images that focused on textures and shapes. Images of advertising fragments, graffiti and sidewalks become engaging and hypnotic because of their abstract qualities rather than the subject matter. As a result he became one of the first "abstract" photographers. Siskind's aesthetic and sensibility evolved parallel to the Abstract Expressionist movement. As a result he was the only photographer to be included in the groundbreaking 9th Street Art...

Balthasar BURKHARD (1944–2010, Switzerland) Chicago, 2004 Unique book print, signed on recto Image 41 x 28 cm (16 1/8 x 11 in.) Frame 59 x 45 cm (23 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.) Signed by the a...

Eleanor, Chicago, 1949 - Harry Callahan (Black and White Photography) Signed Silver gelatin print, printed 1970s 10 x 8 inches One of the most influential American photographers of ...

Ilse Bing New York, 1951 Silver gelatin print 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches Ilse Bing (1899-1998), working with a Leica, brought a radical precision to the observation of daily life. The ...