it is a sad day…
The legendary John Szarkowski, photographer, curator, writer, superhero, is dead. Of a stroke at age 81. For those of you who dont know, Szarkowski used to head the Walker’s photography department and became one of the first curators to acknowledge contemporary photography as art in the late 60s and early 70s. You should read about him. Amazing.
John Szarkowski looking classy in 1988.
John Szarkowski looking crazy at a fancy party god-knows-when.
John Szarkowski with an awesome mustache in the 1970s. (This is also the story about his life in the NY Times.)
ps: more awesome photography-related posts to come! i know youve been dying for it! AM I RIGHT??!
brock wrote:
photography totally led the way when it came to getting conceptual art a foothold as “art.”
Posted on 12-Jul-07 at 2:17 am | Permalink
Allison wrote:
totally. and we have good ol johnny to thank for that.
Posted on 15-Jul-07 at 12:04 am | Permalink