Duane Michals

Duane Michals (b.February 18, 1932) is an United States self-taught photographer, his photography is noted for artistry. Michals protography uses photo-sequences and the incorporation of text to examine emotion and philosophy, building a unique body of work over his career.

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February 18 - 1932 - United States - Photographer

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Michals grew up in Mc Keesport, Pennsylvania,1953, in 1953 he received a B.A. from the University of Denver. He went on to study design at the Parsons School of Design in 1956 with the plan to become a graphic designer, however he did not complete his studies. In 1958 while on a holiday to USSR he realised his interest in photography, the photographs he took became his first exhibition held in 1963 at the Underground Gallery in New York City.

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Pennsylvania - 1953 - University of Denver - Design - 1956 - 1958 - USSR - 1963 - New York City

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Michals worked in commercial photography for a number of years, he took pictures for Esquire and Mademoiselle, and coverd the filming of The Great Gatsby for Vogue. He did not have a studio and took portraits of people in their environment, which was a contrast to other photographers at the time. The portraits he took between 1958 and 1988 became the basis for his book Album. In 1968 Michals was hired by the Government of Mexico to photograph the 1968 Olympic Games. In 1970 his works were shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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The Great Gatsby - 1958 - 1988 - 1968 - Government of Mexico - Olympic Games - 1970 - Museum of Modern Art

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In 1976 Michals received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Michals produced the art for The Police album Synchronicity in 1983.

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1976 - National Endowment for the Arts - The Police - Synchronicity - 1983

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