Main entry:

Davis, Keith F., 1952-

Title & Author:

The photographs of Ray K. Metzker / Keith F. Davis ; director's foreword by Julián Zugazagoitia.

Publication:

Kansas City, Mo. : Hall Family Foundation : in association with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2012.

Description:

224 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 29 cm.

Series:

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Notes:
"Published to accompany an exhibition from the holdings of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, presented (in slightly modified form) at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, September 25, 2012-February 24, 2013; and at the Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, September 22, 2013-January 14, 2014. The original exhibition was on view at the Nelson-Atkins Museum, January 15-June 5, 2011"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (page 223).
Director's foreword -- Preface and acknowledgments -- The photographic journey of Ray K. Metzker -- Plates -- Notes to the Reproductions.

Summary:

"Ray K. Metzker (b. 1931) is one of the greatest living photographers of the modern era, although his name may not be as broadly familiar as that of some of his peers. Richly illustrated, The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker brings his extraordinary work to the attention of a larger audience, summarizing his life and achievements over the past six decades. With a fresh perspective, curator and author Keith F. Davis explores the roots of Metzker's innovative vision, from his early interest in photojournalism through his studies with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind at Chicago's Institute of Design in the late 1950s, and his bold innovations of the 1960s and 1970s. Metzker's work is richly diverse, embracing landscape, city scenes, and the expressive potential of the multiple image. These many themes are united by Metzker's technical precision and daring, and his graphic use of sunlight and shadow. He has repeatedly reinvented his approach to the medium, and this book testifies to the remarkable range and originality of his work"--Publisher's website.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780300171051 (hardcover)
0300171056 (hardcover)

Subject:

Metzker, Ray K. Exhibitions.
Metzker, Ray K. Criticism and interpretation.
Metzker, Ray K. Exhibitions 2012 Los Angeles (Calif.)
Metzker, Ray K. Museums and collections.
Metzker, Ray K.
Metzker, Ray K. 1931-2014
Photography, Artistic Exhibitions.
Photographie artistique Expositions.
Photography.
Photography, Artistic

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
exhibition catalogs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Metzker, Ray K.
Zugazagoitia, Julián.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Henry Art Gallery.
J. Paul Getty Museum.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 282272
Call No.: BIB 219625
Status: Available