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Ralph Gibson Photography

American, b. 1939

Ralph Gibson is an American master photographer best known for literally inventing a new language of photography in the 1970s. Gibson was born in Los Angeles on January 16, 1939. Ralph Gibson builds a narrative meaning through contextualization and surreal juxtaposition. He studied photography while in the US Navy and then at the San Francisco Art Institute. He began his professional career as an assistant to Dorothea Lange and went on to work with Robert Frank on two films. Gibson has maintained a lifelong fascination with books and book-making. Since the appearance in 1970 of the Somnambulist, his work has been steadily impelled towards the printed page. To date, he has produced over 40 monographs. His photographs are included in over 150 museum collections around the world and have appeared in hundreds of exhibitions. Gibson has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Exchange in Berlin, a New York State Council of the Arts Fellowship and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The Rencontres d'Arles festival presented his work in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1989 and 1994. His book Syntax received a mention for the Rencontres d'Arles Book Award in 1983. He was decorated as an Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and appointed Commandeur de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. His awards include the Leica Medal of Excellence Award, “150 Years of Photography” Award from the Photographic Society of Japan, a Grande Médaille de la Ville d'Arles and the Lucie Award for lifetime achievement. Gibson also received an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the University of Maryland and a second honorary doctorate from the Ohio Wesleyan University. He has worked exclusively with Leica for almost 50 years. Gibson currently lives in New York and travels frequently to Europe and Brazil.

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Artist: Ralph Gibson
Santa Claus, St. Martin
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
Ralph Gibson Santa Claus, St. Martin 1992 Signed, l.r.; Also dated, l.l. Chromogenic print (Edition of 50) 17 x 11.25 inches (43.2 x 28.6 cm), image 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 c...
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1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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C Print

Untitled ~ Nude Showing Hand
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, dated, and editioned on the back of the print.
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20th Century Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Red Poppy Field, Bourgogne
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a chromogenic print by Ralph Gibson. This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Red Poppy Field, Bourgogne 1992 Signed, l.r.; Also datel, l.l. Chromogenic print (Edi...
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20th Century Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Cards)
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a photograph of a stack of playing cards by Ralph Gibson. This image, produced as a chromogenic print, is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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C Print

Bahia
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil, verso 22 x 17 inches, sheet 16.75 x 11 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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Archival Pigment

Man, Stick White Stripe - Black and White Photograph, Graphic, Minimal
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Dallas, TX
Man, Stick White Stripe by Ralph Gibson is a black and white photograph of a man holding a white stick, parallel to a painted white stripe on the pavement, creating a graphic image. ...
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1970s Post-Modern Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Seen While Dining, Photograph Portfolio of 8 Images by Ralph Gibson
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ralph Gibson, American ( Portfolio Title: Seen While Dining Year: 1986 - 2001 Medium: Eight Color Photographs, each signed and dated in ink Image Size: 18 x 12 inches Paper...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ralph Gibson - Nude Woman Portrait - Signed Photograph
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Ralph Gibson Nude Woman Portrait Signed and Dated 2013 Dimensions: 19" x 13" Ralph Gibson was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1939. Today he lives and works in New York. He se...
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2010s Ralph Gibson Photography

Man, Stick White Stripe
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 15/25 Gelatin silver print 16 x 20 in. Signed and dated in pencil on print verso by Ralph Gibson
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1970s Post-Modern Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Two Nudes
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
c. 1970s/2003 Signed and dated, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) 30 x 40 inches
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1970s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sardinia
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
captured in the 1970s, printed in 2003 Signed and dated, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition 1 of 50) 30 x 40 inches
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Early 2000s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (from the series "Chiaroscuro")
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white photograph by Ralph Gibson. Untitled (from the series “Chiaroscuro”) c. 1971-2000 Signed and dated, verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 16 inches, sheet Co...
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1970s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Yellow Flower, St. Barts
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
This is a photograph of a yellow flower in a Vase taken by Ralph Gibson in 1991. This photograph, produced as a chromogenic print in an edition of 50 is being offered by CLAMP, in N...
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1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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C Print

Boy with Baguettes, Les Saintes
By Ralph Gibson
Located in New York, NY
Boy with Baguettes, Les Saintes 1992 Signed l.r.; Also dated, l.l. Chromogenic print (Edition of 50) 16.75 x 11.5 inches (42.5 x 29.2 cm), image 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm), s...
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1990s Contemporary Ralph Gibson Photography

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C Print

Priest from Quadrant
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed by artist
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Late 20th Century Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lips
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed by artist
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Late 20th Century Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

White Nude
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed by artist
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Late 20th Century Ralph Gibson Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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H 8 in W 12.5 in D 0.1 in

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