Ralph Gibson

American · b. 1939 · Photographer

Ralph Gibson is an American art photographer best known for his photographic books. His images often incorporate fragments with erotic and mysterious undertones, building… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ralph Gibson, Malibu Nude, aus der Serie „Days at Sea, 1974, Späterer Silbergelatineabzug. ÜberformatMalibu Nude, aus der Serie „Days at SeaGrisebach · €6,100≈ $7,587≈ £4,866Sign up to see
  2. Ralph Gibson, Aus der Serie „Déjà-vu, 1972, Vintage oder früher Silbergelatineabzug. Agfa-PapierAus der Serie „Déjà-vuGrisebach · €4,000≈ $4,731≈ £3,532Sign up to see
  3. Ralph Gibson, DIE FEDER (FROM THE SERIES: DAYS AT SEA), Gelatin silver print, printed laterDIE FEDER (FROM THE SERIES: DAYS AT SEA)Lempertz · €2,520≈ $3,797≈ £2,280Sign up to see

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Ralph Gibson is an American art photographer best known for his photographic books. His images often incorporate fragments with erotic and mysterious undertones, building narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition.

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Born 1939, Los AngelesOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q1233831 ↗ULAN 500094623 ↗

In the collections of

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)Art Institute of ChicagoGeorge Eastman MuseumHarry Ransom CenterJ. Paul Getty MuseumJohn P. Schaefer Center for Creative PhotographyMichael C. Carlos MuseumMinneapolis Institute of ArtMuseum of Contemporary PhotographyNational Gallery of CanadaNational Gallery of VictoriaNational Museum of Fine Arts, ArgentinaPicker Art GallerySan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSmithsonian American Art MuseumStedelijk Museum AmsterdamStudio Museum in HarlemThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of ArtThe Phillips CollectionVanderbilt Museum of ArtWhitney Museum of American Art

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

Also known as Ralph H. Gibson

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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