Don Worth Photography
American, 1924-2009
Don Worth was born in Nebraska in 1924. Worth began serious photography in 1949, and worked as an assistant to Ansel Adams from 1956 to 1960. He began teaching photography in the Art Department of San Francisco State University in 1962. His early life was dedicated to music, and he attended the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, where he received the Bachelor of Music degree in 1949 and a Master of Music degree in piano and composition in 1951. Worth's childhood on an Iowa farm sparked a life-long interest in horticulture and he designed and maintained a large subtropical garden at his home near San Francisco. Most of his photographs use plants as their subject matter. He has traveled widely in order to photograph. Worth's photographs — made, generally, with large format cameras — have an incisive clarity and quiet meditative mood. Many images involve enormous spaces, and often use the transformative power of fog, mist, and other atmospheric conditions.
Worth was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1974 and received an appointment from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1980. His work has been exhibited in more than 50 solo exhibitions and over 100 group exhibitions. His photographs are owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Getty Museum, the Chicago Institute of Art, the Australian National Gallery, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, and many other museums.to
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Artist: Don Worth
Plumeria Blossoms, Hilo Hawaii
By Don Worth
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Gelatin silver print, printed 2005; Printed and signed 'Don Worth' in pencil lower right, dry stamped 'Don Worth...Archival Print by Don Worth' in the lower margin, annotated in penc...
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1990s Don Worth Photography
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Rock and Surf, San Francisco
By Don Worth
Located in Carmel, CA
Rare large size!!!
Hand printed by the talented Don Worth.
Signed in pencil.
Printed 1970
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Late 20th Century Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Miconia Magnifica, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
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1970s Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Tropical Leaves, Fittonia Agyroneura, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
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1950s Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Twilight, Near Hobart, Tasmania
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
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1980s Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Alcocasia 'Green Velvet' Mill Valley, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
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1980s Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Cactus: Trichocereus Schickendantzil, San Jose, California
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on recto.
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1970s Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Calathea Vittata, Oahu
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
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1970s Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Grass and Water, Mt. Baker, Washington
By Don Worth
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
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1960s Don Worth Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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