Michael Kenna

British · b. 1953 · Photographer

Michael Kenna is an English photographer best known for his unusual black and white landscapes featuring ethereal light achieved by photographing at dawn or at night with… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Michael Kenna, Ratcliffe Power Station, San Francisco: Self-published, 1986. Twelve sepia and selenium toned gelatin silver printsRatcliffe Power StationPhillips · $8,820≈ £6,740≈ €8,075Sign up to see
  2. Michael Kenna, Swings, Catskill Mountains, New York, 1977, Sepia and selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 1987Swings, Catskill Mountains, New YorkPhillips · $7,500≈ £5,666≈ €6,381Sign up to see
  3. Michael Kenna, Selected Images, 1988-1999, Nine gelatin silver printsSelected ImagesPhillips · $7,500≈ £4,947≈ €5,841Sign up to see

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Michael Kenna is an English photographer best known for his unusual black and white landscapes featuring ethereal light achieved by photographing at dawn or at night with exposures of up to 10 hours. His photos concentrate on the interaction between ephemeral atmospheric condition of the natural landscape, and human-made structures and sculptural mass.

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Born 1953, WidnesOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q719680 ↗ULAN 500344727 ↗

In the collections of

Alexander Keiller MuseumGeorge Eastman MuseumJohn P. Schaefer Center for Creative PhotographyMaison de Nicéphore NiépceMinneapolis Institute of ArtNew Mexico Museum of ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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Also known as Maikeru Kenna

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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