Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Spring 2008 - (Page 39) opposite page: Subject to Change, by Maggie Taylor right: Rogers Yongblood, by Lisa Silvestri bottom: The Committee, by Jerry Uelsmann wife, their show at the Ogden was the first time they have exhibited together. Uelsmann received a B.F.A. degree at Rochester Institute of Technology and M.S. and M.F.A. at Indiana University. He taught for many years at University of Florida in Gainesville. Uelsmann is known as a master printer who uses multiple negatives to create a single, silver gelatin photo, often surreal. Taylor produces images that are also surreal, but takes a different path. She collects 19th-century images, which she scans in the computer, and takes photos using a digital camera. Taylor then layers the images on the computer, altering them in Photoshop to produce vibrantly colored photographs. Taylor graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in philosophy and an M.F.A. in photography from the University of Florida. Uelsmann and Taylor, who are based in Gainesville, Florida., represent the two opposing sides that photographers face today: whether or not to use traditional methods — which can still be experimental — or give up film and work digitally, creating a final product through computer manipulation. Both show that there is no definitive answer. Documenting Life: Elliott Erwitt On April 19, the Ogden will debut an exhibit of photographs of the South by Elliott Erwitt. His black and white photographs have chronicled the changing — and often painful — social mores of 20thcentury America. Originally a stranger to our shores, Elliott Erwitt embraced America, quickly understanding the social fabric that binds such a disparate nation of individuals together. Born in Paris to Russian parents, he spent his childhood in Milan, Italy, then moved to the U.S. in 1939. His teenage years were spent in Hollywood, California, which is where he developed his interest in photography. After stints in New York and Europe, and being drafted in the military, Erwitt returned to New York where he met Edward Steichen, Robert Capa and Roy Stryker. He joined the prestigious Magnum agency in 1954 and is still a member. The photographs featured in this exhibit will focus on a turbulent period in the South: the 1960s. Many iconic images will be showcased, and this will be the first show ever of his photographs of the South. Erwitt will also come to the Ogden for an artist discussion and a showing of his films on April 30. Panoramic Color: Stuart Klipper Originally from the Bronx, New York, photographer Stuart Klipper has had a long-standing love affair with South Louisiana. Noted for his panoramic color photographs of Antarctica, Klipper has also spent 25 years taking photographs of Louisiana musicians, dancers, prairie landscapes and New Orleans neighborhood. His panoramic landscapes of Texas are in the Ogden’s collection. A master of color photography, Klipper’s photographs invoke a majestic sense of place. The photographs of Louisiana and Texas will be on exhibit Aug. 2Sept. 30. And since Klipper also has a passion for Cajun dancing, there’s a good possibility that you might just run into him at a local dance hall or at Ogden After Hours. History of Self and of Others: Sally Mann and Lisa Silvestri It’s a rare photographer who can tear away the veil and truly expose the subject. Sally Mann and Lisa Silvestri are two such photographers, both of whose work will be on exhibit Oct. 4 - Dec. 31. Sally Mann, who grew up and still lives in Virginia, has an uncanny Spring 2008/LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES 39
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