In this Art Institute of Chicago photography seminar, hosted by recent
director of Photography David Travis in conjunction with the special
exhibition Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes, four experts in the field of
photography present their views in sympathy and in contrast to the
exhibition.
1. "A Personal View of Karsh's Life and Work"
Jerry
Fielder, Director and Curator of the Estate of Yousuf Karsh, discusses
his personal, twenty-five year association with Karsh, reviewing his
history, his family, the influence of his mentors, the development of
his style, and Fielder's 30 years of working with him and his
photographs.
Length: 46:21
File Size: 21.2 MB
2. "In the Light of Other Days: the Cold-War Portraiture of Richard Avedon & Irving Penn"
Colin
Westerbeck, director of the California Museum of Photography at the
University of California, Riverside presents a lecture in which he
discusses how the portraiture of Penn and Avedon, dialectically
different as it is, right down to the lighting, is, nevertheless, a
shared reflection of the times in which they were working.
Length: 41:54
File Size: 19.2 MB
3. "Yousuf Karsh, The Last of His Kind"
David
Travis, former Chair and Curator of the Department of Photography at
the Art Institute of Chicago, discusses why Yousuf Karsh may be the
last of his kind.
Travis examines the unique factors in Karsh's own
personal background, traditional training, inventive techniques, and
attitude toward heroes and hero-worship.
Length: 1:00:50
File Size: 27.9 MB
4. "From Harlem to the Character Project: Representing the Human Subject"
Dawoud
Bey, photographer and professor of photography at Columbia College
Chicago discusses his own work as a portrait photographer and
documentarian.
Length: 38:25
File Size: 17.6 MB
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