Jim Dow

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Jim Dow (born 1942, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American photographer who specializes in photographing places.

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Education

He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, earning a BFA in graphic design in 1965 and MFA in photography in 1968. [1]

Career

In the tradition of Walker Evans, Dow examines both high and low, such as baseball stadiums, universities, court houses, Americana, private clubs in New York. His detailed work is printed from 8×10″ negatives and brings the richness of texture and light to the forefront. [2]

Dow photographs urban and rural architectural sites, from drive-in fruit stands to Gothic cathedrals. 8×10″ negatives provide clarity and precision in his prints, either contact prints or 20×24″.

He is a Professor of the Practice Emeritus at Tufts University. [1] He has also published two books, Marking the Land (2007) with the North Dakota Museum of Art and the University of Chicago Press, and American Studies (2011) with The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and PowerHouse Books. [1]

Dow's work is held in the permanent collection of several institutions, including the J. Paul Getty Museum, [3] the Art Institute of Chicago, [4] the High Museum of Art, [5] the Rose Art Museum, [6] the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, [7] the University of Michigan Museum of Art, [8] the Canadian Centre for Architecture, [9] the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, [9] the Library of Congress, [9] the Museum of Modern Art, [9] and the Victoria and Albert Museum. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jim Dow | School of the Museum of Fine Arts | Tufts University". smfa.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Jim Dow", The Getty. Retrieved by the Wayback Machine on September 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jim Dow (American, born 1942) (Getty Museum)". The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. 1 2 "Jim Dow American and National League Stadiums - Zillman Art Museum - University of Maine". Zillman Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Twin Frame Houses". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Digital Collection | The Rose Art Museum | Brandeis University - Butcher Shop, Colonia Day, Coroya". rosecollection.brandeis.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Works – Jim Dow – Artists/Makers – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art". art.nelson-atkins.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. ↑ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Jim Dow"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "American Studies". Retrieved by the Wayback Machine on December 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Fields of Dreams: North American Baseball Stadiums by Photographer Jim Dow". www.castellaniartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.


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