The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians
When
Sep 20, 2008 (Saturday) to
Jan 19, 2009
(Monday)
Where
What
Pablo Casals by Yousuf Karsh. Willie Nelson and Mick Jagger by Mark Seliger. Charlie Parker, Bo Diddley, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Quincy Jones: These are some of the doze...
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Event details: The Sounds I See: Photographs of Musicians
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Pablo Casals by Yousuf Karsh. Willie Nelson and Mick Jagger by Mark Seliger. Charlie Parker, Bo Diddley, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Quincy Jones: These are some of the dozens of musicians captured in this exhibition, in over 90 works from Houston collections, most of them selected from the extensive catalogue of photographic works permanently housed at the MFAH.
Sometimes photographers take one artist as their subject-such as Emil Cadoo, in his series of portraits of Edith Piaf- or they focus on a specialized aspect of music, such as Ralph Gibson's portraits of contemporary jazz guitarists. In every case, the aim is to convey the musician's personality, style, and stature as a performer. Some of the photographs in this exhibition are formal portraits either taken in a studio or staged in an environment of the photographer's choosing; many were taken in auditoriums, nightclubs, and symphony halls, conveying the fan's experience.
Audrey Jones Beck Building
Venue:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Address:
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
Phone:
713-639-7300
URL:
http://www.mfah.org/
Start Date:
September 20, 2008
End Date:
January 19, 2009
Sometimes photographers take one artist as their subject-such as Emil Cadoo, in his series of portraits of Edith Piaf- or they focus on a specialized aspect of music, such as Ralph Gibson's portraits of contemporary jazz guitarists. In every case, the aim is to convey the musician's personality, style, and stature as a performer. Some of the photographs in this exhibition are formal portraits either taken in a studio or staged in an environment of the photographer's choosing; many were taken in auditoriums, nightclubs, and symphony halls, conveying the fan's experience.
Audrey Jones Beck Building
Venue:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Address:
1001 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
Phone:
713-639-7300
URL:
http://www.mfah.org/
Start Date:
September 20, 2008
End Date:
January 19, 2009
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Located in the heart of Texas’s largest city, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is a dynamic cultural complex consisting of two museum buildings, two art schools, two decorative arts centers, and a sculpture garden. With its encyclopedic collection and an exciting schedule of international loan exhibitions and award-winning programs, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, is one of the premier destinations in the United States for art lovers.Post a Countdown Widget
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