Real Pictures : Photographs From the Collection of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft

Arden, Roy; Arnold, Grant; Bartels, Kathleen S.; Beck, Claudia; Gruft, Andrew; Harris, David; Stein, Sally. Real Pictures : Photographs From the Collection of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft. Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Art Gallery, 2005.

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Abstract (English)

"The Vancouver Art Gallery has acquired a major art collection valued at $2 million (CDN) consisting of over 460 exceptional photographic images by some of the world’s most acclaimed photographers. The acquisition, from the collection of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft, comprises rare and vintage prints by some of the most recognized figures in the history of photography including Ansel Adams, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Margaret Bourke-White, Julia Margaret Cameron, Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Andrea Kertesz, Dorothea Lange, Nadar, August Sander, Aaron Siskind, Alfred Stieglitz and Garry Winogrand." -- Publisher's website.

Types:	Catalogues > Exhibition catalogues
All Contributors:	Arden, Roy (Author); Arnold, Grant (Author); Bartels, Kathleen S. (Author); Beck, Claudia (Author); Gruft, Andrew (Author); Harris, David (Author); Stein, Sally (Author)
Dossier:	353 - VANCOUVER ART GALLERY (Vancouver)
Collation:	167 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm
ISBN:	1895442508
Language of Publication:	English
Publishers:	Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Art Gallery
Artists:	Khaldei, Yevgeny; James, Geoffrey; Model, Lisette; Nestor, Helen; Levitt, Helen; Linsley, Robert; Waddell, Stephen; Weegee; White, Minor; Wood, Kelly; [et alii]
Critics / Curators / Historians:	Arnold, Grant
Art Organizations:	Exhibition Centres > Canada > British Colombia > Vancouver Art Gallery (Vancouver)
Event Title:	Real Pictures : Photographs From the Collection of Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft
Type:	Exhibition
Location:	Vancouver Art Gallery (Vancouver, BC)
Dates:	28 Jan. - 29 May 2005
Keywords:	PHOTOGRAPHY; CANADIAN HISTORY; EVERYDAY LIFE
Copyright Statement:	Vancouver Art Gallery
Related URLs:	Publisher
Notes:	Includes bibliographical notes. Includes a list of works p. 151 - 163.
Deposited by:	Users 1 not found.
Date Deposited:	10 Oct 2006
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2019 19:10
URI:	http://e-artexte.ca/id/eprint/17747

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