by Danny | Jul 2, 2008 | Charles Hobson, history of photography, Inspiration, Mapping the Body, Surrealism
I took a family excursion to SFMOMA on Friday evening with my father, daughter, and husband to attend a Foto Forum walk-through of the new Lee Miller show. It was such a treat to see so many vintage prints by her. I wrote my undergraduate thesis on Lee Miller and...
by Danny | Jul 10, 2007 | De Young Museum, history of photography, quotes, Sugimoto
Last week, I had the supreme pleasure and surprise of being invited to the press preview for the Hiroshi Sugimoto retrospective at the De Young Museum. I say pleasure because I have always loved Sugimoto’s photographs for their masterful beauty and powerful concepts....
by Danny | Jun 29, 2007 | art and healing, history of photography, Legion of Honor, podcast
The Legion of Honor in San Francisco always makes me feel like I have been transported to Europe. My father and I traveled there together this week to see “Rembrandt to Thiebaud: A Decade of Collecting Works on Paper.” It was a treat to wander the marble halls with my...
by Danny | Apr 20, 2007 | books, Dora Maar, history of photography
While in Portland last week, I had the extreme pleasure of visiting Powells Books – an enormous labyrinth of books, featuring used and new books side by side on miles of shelving. The photography section alone is the size of a large living room. I spent two...
by Danny | Mar 11, 2007 | digital printing, history of photography, Man Ray, Mapping the Body, PhotoAlliance, Surrealism
Earlier this week, I spent an afternoon at the home/studio of Michael Creedon. Tucked within the redwood trees of Marin County, his studio boasts an Epson 9800 printer and an affectionate cat named Checkers. Together he and I proofed an edition of archival pigment...
by Danny | Feb 21, 2007 | history of photography
Last night, I was part of an informal panel at the Robert Tat Gallery in San Francisco – an event sponsored by SFMOMA’s Foto Forum. There were three of us – an artist, a collector, and myself playing the role of photo historian. Prior to the event,...
