Eugene Richards

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Eugene Richards
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Richards in 2010
Born1944 (age 8081)
Alma mater
Known for Photography
Notable workDorchester Days (1978)
Style Documentary photography
AwardsW. Eugene Smith Grant – W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
1981

Photojournalism award – Infinity Award
1987
Publication award – Infinity Award
1995

Contents

Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
2014
Website www.eugenerichards.com

Eugene Richards (born 1944) [1] is an American documentary photographer living in Brooklyn, New York. [2] [3] [4] He has published many books of photography and has been a member of Magnum Photos [5] and of VII Photo Agency. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [1]

Early life and education

Richards was born and grew up in Dorchester, Massachusetts. [1]

He received a BA in English from Northeastern University then studied photography at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supervised by Minor White. [1]

Life and work

During the 1960s, Richards was a civil rights activist and VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteer. [1]

His first book was Few Comforts or Surprises (1973), a depiction of rural poverty in Arkansas. His second book, the self-published Dorchester Days (1978), set in Dorchester, Massachusetts is "an angry, bitter book", both political and personal. [6] Gerry Badger writes that "[Richards's] involvement with the people he is photographing is total, and he is one of the best of photojournalists in getting that across, often helped by his own prose". [6]

Richards founded Many Voices Press to publish his books, beginning with Dorchester Days. [5] He was invited to join Magnum Photos in 1978, where he remained until 1995, then rejoined in 2002 for three more years. [1] [5] He joined VII Photo Agency in 2006. [7] He lives in Brooklyn, New York. [2]

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Videos of Richards

References

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  2. 1 2 Weiss-Meyer, Amy (9 August 2021). "What New York Looked Like After 9/11". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. "Eugene Richards: The Run-on of Time". www.1854.photography. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. "Innovator: Eugene Richards". NPPA. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "1995 Infinity Award: Publication". International Center of Photography. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  6. 1 2 Gerry Badger, in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, The Photobook: A History, vol. 2 (London: Phaidon, 2006; ISBN   0-7148-4433-0), 30.
  7. "Eugene Richards Joins VII Photo Agency". NPPA. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  8. Bowden, Charles. "Eugene Richards's The Blue Room". Aperture. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  9. "War Becomes Personal: Interview with Eugene Richards on Capturing the Aftermath of the Iraq War". Time. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  10. "One Year Later: The Story of Eugene Richards' 'War is Personal' Continues". Time. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  11. Rowell, Melody (26 June 2021). "A Photographer Saw An Arkansas Town Fading. His New Book Keeps Its Stories Alive". NPR. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  12. O'Hagan, Sean (11 July 2009). "Photography review: Les Rencontres d'Arles 2009, Arles, France". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  13. Gilbert, Sarah (9 June 2017). "The unflinching eye of Eugene Richards – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  14. "Eugene Richards: A Life in Photography". The New York Times. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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  16. "1981: Eugene Richards". W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund . Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  17. "Missouri Honor Medal Winners: Individuals". Missouri School of Journalism . Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  18. "Addison Gallery of American Art Online Collection Database". Addison Gallery of American Art. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  19. "Eugene Richards". Centre Pompidou. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  20. Harvard. "Harvard Art Museums". harvardartmuseums.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  21. "Family Album, Dorchester, Massachusetts". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  22. "Untitled, From "Few Comforts or Surprises"". Museum of Contemporary Photography. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  23. "Results – Advanced Search Objects – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". collections.mfa.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  24. "Works – Eugene Richards – Artists/Makers – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art". art.nelson-atkins.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  25. "Eugene Richards". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2022-01-05.