Paul Himmel "An Unerring Vision"
Keith de Lellis Gallery
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Keith de Lellis Gallery presents an exhibition of large-scale mid-century photographs of New York by Paul Himmel (1914–2009).
Over a career that began in the late 1940s, Paul Himmel produced several bodies of work, bringing his unique vision to subjects as varied as dance, the circus, New York City, European cities, and the human figure, as well as the beaches where he summered with his family for most of his life.
Himmel’s early studies with the legendary art director Alexey Brodovitch engaged him in a lifelong interest in capturing human movement in still images. In 1947, he took a series of experimental photographs in Grand Central Terminal’s main concourse. The scene captured is a sea of humanity in motion, surging past frozen figures, positioned by the photographer to test the viability of using posed models amid a mass of moving figures in fashion photographs. One of the series is featured on the cover of Himmel’s highly acclaimed 1999 book, simply titled Photographs; another is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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Schedule
from April 02, 2009 to August 30, 2009
Exhibit extended through end of summer