Rudy Burckhardt "Children"
Tibor de Nagy Gallery
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The gallery is pleased to present a selection of Rudy Burckhardt photographs depicting children from around the world, taken during his travels from the 1940s through the 1950s. Exploring locales as close as Queens, New York and the American South, and as far-flung as Haiti, Curaçao, Mexico, Italy, Spain, and Morocco, the artist delighted in engaging children in his photographic compositions. Finding that they were often the most willing and joyful subjects, he once described his experience in Italy:
"When you walk through those narrow streets with a camera, children come running, women hold up their babies and girls give you their best smiles. ‘Take a picture.’ ‘Take a picture of my baby.’ It’s like you’re giving them something. What a delight for a photographer!"
[Image: Rudy Burckhardt "Untitled (Mexico)" (1946) gelatin silver print 9.25 x 7 in.]
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from December 02, 2010 to January 08, 2011