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His photography has been exhibited internationally, with solo photographic exhibitions at the Arco d’ Alibert, Rome (1987); the Art Institute for the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas (1987); Torino Fotografia Biennale Internazionale, Italy (1989); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1994); Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg, Netherlands (1998); Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (2002); the Maine Photographic Workshop (2002); Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles (2007); and other galleries and museums. |
His photography has been exhibited internationally, with solo photographic exhibitions at the Arco d’ Alibert, Rome (1987); the Art Institute for the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas (1987); Torino Fotografia Biennale Internazionale, Italy (1989); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1994); Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg, Netherlands (1998); Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (2002); the Maine Photographic Workshop (2002); Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles (2007); and other galleries and museums. |
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His works have also appeared in major group exhibitions, including The Beats: Legacy & Celebration, [[New York University]] (1994) and Beatific Soul: Jack Kerouac On The Road, [[New York Public Library]] (2007).{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}<ref>"Other Events," ''New York Magazine''. May 23, 1994</ref><ref>"Beatific Soul: Jack Kerouac On The Road," New York Public Library. November 9, 2007 - March 16, 2008</ref><ref>[http://scottedwardsgallery.com/Quintet/Quintet.htm "Photosmith's Quintet, Group Show, 04.12.12-06.30.12"] Scott Edwards Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2012.</ref> |
His works have also appeared in major group exhibitions, including The Beats: Legacy & Celebration, [[New York University]] (1994) and Beatific Soul: Jack Kerouac On The Road, [[New York Public Library]] (2007).{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}<ref>"Other Events," ''New York Magazine''. May 23, 1994</ref><ref>"Beatific Soul: Jack Kerouac On The Road," New York Public Library. November 9, 2007 - March 16, 2008</ref><ref name="Scott Edwards Gallery">[http://scottedwardsgallery.com/Quintet/Quintet.htm "Photosmith's Quintet, Group Show, 04.12.12-06.30.12"] Scott Edwards Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2012.</ref> |
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A collection of his photographs is held by the [[University of Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Felver portrait collection|url=http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/html/ppi0105.html|website=www.lib.udel.edu (University of Delaware Library)|accessdate=26 May 2015}}</ref> |
A collection of his photographs is held by the [[University of Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Felver portrait collection|url=http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/html/ppi0105.html|website=www.lib.udel.edu (University of Delaware Library)|accessdate=26 May 2015}}</ref> |
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Felver appears as a guest lecturer at universities and art centers. From 1987 to 1989, he was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. |
Felver appears as a guest lecturer at universities and art centers. From 1987 to 1989, he was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. |
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His work is collected by numerous libraries and museums, including [[Stanford University]] Special Collections; Bancroft Library at [[University of California, Berkeley]]; The New York Public Library; Donnell Media Center; [[San Francisco Public Library]]; [[University of California Santa Cruz]], Special Collections; [[University of Buffalo]], Poetry/ Rare Books Collection; [[University of North Carolina]] Special Collections; [[San Diego State University]]; University of Delaware Special Collections; [[UCLA]] Special Collections; and [[University of New Mexico]] Special Collections, among others.<ref>[http://scottedwardsgallery.com/Quintet/Quintet.htm "Photosmith's Quintet, Group Show, 04.12.12-06.30.12"] Scott Edwards Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2012.</ref> |
His work is collected by numerous libraries and museums, including [[Stanford University]] Special Collections; Bancroft Library at [[University of California, Berkeley]]; The New York Public Library; Donnell Media Center; [[San Francisco Public Library]]; [[University of California Santa Cruz]], Special Collections; [[University of Buffalo]], Poetry/ Rare Books Collection; [[University of North Carolina]] Special Collections; [[San Diego State University]]; University of Delaware Special Collections; [[UCLA]] Special Collections; and [[University of New Mexico]] Special Collections, among others.<ref name="Scott Edwards Gallery">[http://scottedwardsgallery.com/Quintet/Quintet.htm "Photosmith's Quintet, Group Show, 04.12.12-06.30.12"] Scott Edwards Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2012.</ref> |
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==Award== |
==Award== |
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In 1997, Felver received the Best Art Documentary Award at the Cinema Arts Centre International Independent Film Festival, Huntington, New York.<ref>[http://scottedwardsgallery.com/Quintet/Quintet.htm "Photosmith's Quintet, Group Show, 04.12.12-06.30.12"] Scott Edwards Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2012.</ref> |
In 1997, Felver received the Best Art Documentary Award at the Cinema Arts Centre International Independent Film Festival, Huntington, New York.<ref name="Scott Edwards Gallery">[http://scottedwardsgallery.com/Quintet/Quintet.htm "Photosmith's Quintet, Group Show, 04.12.12-06.30.12"] Scott Edwards Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2012.</ref> |
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==Representation== |
==Representation== |
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Christopher Felver is a photographer and filmmaker.
Photography
Christopher Felver has photographed writers, intellectuals and filmmakers such as William Burroughs, Clint Eastwood, Elizabeth Taylor, Allen Ginsberg, Oliver Stone, Noam Chomsky, Dennis Hopper, Hunter S. Thompson and Kurt Vonnegut.[1]
His photography has been exhibited internationally, with solo photographic exhibitions at the Arco d’ Alibert, Rome (1987); the Art Institute for the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas (1987); Torino Fotografia Biennale Internazionale, Italy (1989); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1994); Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg, Netherlands (1998); Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles (2002); the Maine Photographic Workshop (2002); Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles (2007); and other galleries and museums.
His works have also appeared in major group exhibitions, including The Beats: Legacy & Celebration, New York University (1994) and Beatific Soul: Jack Kerouac On The Road, New York Public Library (2007).[citation needed][2][3][4]
A collection of his photographs is held by the University of Delaware.[5]
Books
Felver’s books include American Jukebox: A Photographic Journey (Indiana University Press, 2014), a collection of photographs of musicians and singers including Emmylou Harris, Ozzy Osbourne, Odetta, Taj Mahal, and Eartha Kitt; Beat (Last Gasp, 2007) an intimate memoir of image, text, and reminiscence; The Late Great Allen Ginsberg (Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2002); The Importance of Being (Arena Editions, 2001), 400 portraits of eminent figures in American arts, letters, music, and politics; Ferlinghetti Portrait (Gibbs Smith Publisher, 1998); Angels, Anarchists & Gods (Louisiana State University Press, 1996), featuring the American avant-garde; The Poet Exposed (Alfred Van der Marck Editions, 1986), a monograph of contemporary American poets; and Seven Days in Nicaragua Libre (City Lights Books, 1984), co-authored with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, based on a week they spent together in Nicaragua with Minister of Culture Ernesto Cardenal.[6][7][8]
Film
Felver directed the 2013 film Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder about poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, which was reviewed in The New York Times and other publications.[9][10]
He participated in the 53rd Venice International Film Festival, and screened films in festivals and museums around the globe, including presentations at the Library of Congress (2006), the Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles (2006), Lincoln Center, New York (2005), the Mill Valley Film Festival (1996, 2002), Santa Fe Film Festival (2001, 2005), Northwest West Film Festival, Portland Art Museum (2001), Walker Museum of Art, Minneapolis (2000), Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C. (2000), KQED San Francisco (1984, 1999), and WGBH Boston (1984).
The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., New York Public Library, and the Museum of Fine Art in Boston have presented retrospectives of his films: Cecil Taylor: All the Notes (2005), Donald Judd’s Marfa Texas (1998), The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1996), Tony Cragg: In Celebration of Sculpture (1993), John Cage Talks About Cows (1991), Taken by the Romans (1990), West Coast: “Beat & Beyond” (1984), and California Clay in the Rockies (1983).[11]
Other
Felver appears as a guest lecturer at universities and art centers. From 1987 to 1989, he was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome.
His work is collected by numerous libraries and museums, including Stanford University Special Collections; Bancroft Library at University of California, Berkeley; The New York Public Library; Donnell Media Center; San Francisco Public Library; University of California Santa Cruz, Special Collections; University of Buffalo, Poetry/ Rare Books Collection; University of North Carolina Special Collections; San Diego State University; University of Delaware Special Collections; UCLA Special Collections; and University of New Mexico Special Collections, among others.[4]
Award
In 1997, Felver received the Best Art Documentary Award at the Cinema Arts Centre International Independent Film Festival, Huntington, New York.[4]
Representation
His photographs are represented and distributed worldwide by Corbis.[12]
References
- ^ "The Timeless Portraits of Christopher Felver" COOHP (Cooperative of Photography Magazine), December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Other Events," New York Magazine. May 23, 1994
- ^ "Beatific Soul: Jack Kerouac On The Road," New York Public Library. November 9, 2007 - March 16, 2008
- ^ a b c "Photosmith's Quintet, Group Show, 04.12.12-06.30.12" Scott Edwards Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA, 2012.
- ^ "Christopher Felver portrait collection". www.lib.udel.edu (University of Delaware Library). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "American Jukebox: A Photographic Journey". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Chris Felver's images in 'American Jukebox' shot in snap". SF Gate. July 6, 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Holliday, Taylor. "Photography" (Review of The Importance of Being), The Wall Street Journal, November 30, 2001.
- ^ "A Beat-Generation Star Who Won't Answer to the Name". New York Times. Feb 7, 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Bowen, Chuck (2013). "Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Chris Felver: In Celebration of Artists," Films, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., summer, 2000.
- ^ Breedlove, Mark. "Illustration Credits", page 778, Principles of Psychology, Oxford University Press, 2015.