Making a Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic Photography
Trevor Fairbrother
Boston photographer Fred Holland Day (1864–1933) first distinguished himself in literary circles—as a critic, bibliophile, and co-founder of the progressive publishing firm Copeland and Day—before turning to photography in the 1880s. By the turn of the century, he had established an international reputation as a leader in the Pictorialist movement, striving to gain acceptance for photography as a fine art.
Day's work ranged from intimate portraits of friends and fellow artists, to elaborate, costume-driven self-portraiture, including his Jesus Christ series, photographed in rural settings near his home in Norwood, Massachusetts. Especially illuminating of Day's dual role as artist and advocate are ... Read more
Making a Presence offers a dynamic composite portrait of an iconoclastic, independent artist, and of a man exquisitely expressive of his fin-de-siècle milieu.
Distributed for the Addison Gallery of American Art
Exhibition Schedule:
Addison Gallery of American Art(03/27/12-07/31/12)
Bowdoin College Museum of Art(09/06/12-12/23/12)
Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska-Lincoln(02/01/13-04/27/13)
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