Mark Klett

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Mark Klett (born 9 September 1952) is an American photographer. [1] [2] [3] [4] His work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, [5] the Museum of Fine Arts Houston [6] and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. [7]

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Life

Klett was born in Albany, New York. [8] After graduating from St. Lawrence University with a B.S. in Geology in 1974, he worked as a photographer with the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1977, he completed the MFA program at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York studying with Nathan Lyons. [9]

He is a Regents Professor and teaches photography at Arizona State University.

Work

Klett's photographic work focuses on the western landscape and man’s interaction with it. [10] In particular, his photographs respond to historic images and his projects explore relationships between time, change and perception. [11]

He is particularly known for his rephotography projects, recently with collaborator Byron Wolfe, which included western landscapes, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, and Glenn Canyon. [12] [13]

Publications

Awards

Collections

Klett's work is held in the following permanent collections:

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