James A. Michener Art Museum Artists (8)
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PAST EXHIBITION
Elliot Erwitt: Dog Dogs
April 16, 2008—August 1, 2008
Press Release
Dog Dogs, a sampling from an extensive series by American
photojournalist Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928), includes over 60
black-and-white photographs taken around the world between the years
1946 and 2000. Erwitt sees the dignity of the ankle-high Chihuahua; the
anxiety of the homeless hound; the patience of the pom-pommed poodle;
and the matchless joy of the homely but well-loved pug. Organized by
Magnum Paris and art2art Circulating Exhibitions, these acute
observations of the canine world prove that human relationships with
furry friends are often due to mutual resemblance and emotion.
Erwitt's images have appeared in such publications as Life, Look,
Holiday and Collier's, as well as in the renowned 1955 Museum of Modern
Art, New York exhibition The Family of Man. Born in Paris to Russian
parents, Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan, then emigrated to the
United States via France, with his family in 1939. As a teenager living
in Hollywood, he developed an interest in photography and worked in a
commercial darkroom before experimenting with photography at Los
Angeles City College. In 1948 he moved to New York City and completed
his formal education through film classes at the New School for Social
Research. After service in the United States Army as a photographic
assistant, Erwitt joined the prestigious Magnum Photos agency in 1953
with such famed photographers as Edward Steichen, Robert Capa and Roy
Stryker.
Over the years, Erwitt has published numerous books as well as feature
films, television commercials and documentaries, but he is probably
best-known for his candid photographs of ironic and absurd situations
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