Chronology
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1952
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Born, Abington, PA, USA
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1972
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Realization that liberal arts wasn't for me. Introduction to photography by my best friend Mark Daniels.
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1973
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Transferred from Gettysburg College to the University of the Arts where I studied under Ray Metzker.
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1976
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Accidently moved across the street from my hero, Emmet Gowin.
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1978
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While starving as a bartender,I met a former student of Walker Evans who sold me his 8x10 Deardorff. It changed my life.
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1990
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Got stabbed in the back in a tenure application at Moore College of Art and Design. Gave up teaching and started shooting for magazines. It was like getting a grant to travel and shoot with each job.
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1998
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Taught at Sarah Lawrence College for Joel Sternfeld. It reintroduced me to teaching in a good way.
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1999
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Took a teaching position at The University of the Arts. It got me off the road, which is both good and bad. I see my family more, but I'm shooting less.....
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2001
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Published "Taking Liberties". A new book that was done almost completely on my own. I think controlling my own destiny is the way to go.
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2003
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Published "Declaring Independence"… I'm always thinking that I have finished this body of work. In reality, this book is the second half of "Taking Liberties".
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2008
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Published "Almost Paradise". This book is meant to have a narrative that overlays the entire sequence of photographs. It is available to the careful viewer.
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2014
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Brilliantly, Martin McNamara of Gallery 339 came up with the idea of linking my 35 years of devotion to my photographing the American cultural landscape together in a show "Thirty-Five Years / 35 Pictures". Very hard to make choices, but the show looks great.
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Awards
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1999
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S.O.S. Artist Support Grant,
Harrisburg, PA
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1997
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Pennsylvania Council of the Arts,
Harrisburg, PA
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1990
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English Speaking Union,
Philadelphia, PA
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1987
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Pennsylvania Council on the Arts,
Harrisburg, PA
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1986
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ASMP/Nikon Emerging Photographer Award,
New York, NY
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1984
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National Endowment for the Arts,
Washington, DC
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Solo Exhibitions
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2014
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Thirty-Five Years / 35 Pictures,
Gallery 339,
Philadelphia, PA
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2008
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Almost Paradise,
Gallery 339,
Philadelphia, PA
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2008
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David Graham - Photographs,
Silver Eye Gallery,
Pittsburgh, PA
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2007
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Photographs,
PDNB Gallery,
Dallas, TX
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2004
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Declaring Independence,
Catherine Edelman Gallery,
Chicago, IL
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2004
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Mules of Bucks County,
James A. Michener Museum Art Museum,
Doylestown, PA
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2003
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Alone Together,
The Print Center,
Philadelphia, PA
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2003
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Taking Liberties,
Kathleen Ewing Gallery,
Washington, DC
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2002
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Taking Liberties,
Ricco/Maresca Gallery,
New York, NY
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2002
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Taking Liberties,
Paul Kopeikin Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
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2002
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Taking Liberties,
Erie Art Museum,
Erie, PA
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2001
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Taking Liberties,
James A. Michener Art Museum,
Doylestown, PA
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2000
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Land of the Free,
Burden Gallery,
New York, NY
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1999
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All American Boy,
Institute for Contemporary Art,
Philadelphia, PA
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1999
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David Graham,
Snyderman Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA
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1991
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1991, 1989, & 1987,
Laurence Miller Gallery,
New York, NY
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1987
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American Beauty,
International Center of PHotography,
New York, NY
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Group Exhibitions
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2013
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William Eggleston and his Circle,
PDNB Gallery,
Dallas, TX
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2012
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Man Made Color,
Laurence Miller Gallery,
New York, NY
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2011
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Flora and Fauna,
Salt Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA
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2011
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The Unseen Eye,
International Museum of Photography,
Rochester, NY
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2010
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Hidden Treasures,
PDNB Gallery,
Dallas, TX
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2009
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Spectacle,
Philadelphia Art Museum,
Philadelphia, PA
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2006
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Contemporary Photography,
Woodmere Art Museum,
Philadelphia, PA
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2004
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Common Groundq,
Corcoran Museum of Art,
Washington, DC
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2004
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Water,
Ricco/Maresca Gallery,
New York, NY
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2004
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Wirklich Wahr,
Ruhrland Museum,
Essen, Germany
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2003
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Home,
Ricco/ Maresca Gallery,
New York, NY
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2003
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Maine,
ASAP,
Northeast Harbor, ME
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2002
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Elvis,
Howard Greenburg Gallery,
New York, NY
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2001
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Pretty,
Ricco/Maresca Gallery,
New York, NY
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2001
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Family,
Laurence Miller Gallery,
New York City
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2001
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Mural as Muse,
Deutche Bank,
New York City
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1999
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Wonderland,
Noorderlicht Fotofest,
The Netherlands
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1997
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Las Vegas,
Paul Kopeikin Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
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1991
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Pivot,
Moysten Art Center,
Gwynedd, North Wales
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199
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Howard Finster's Garden,
Fay Gold Gallery,
Atlanta, GA
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1986
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Color Photography,
Photokina,
Cologne, Germany
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Collections
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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San Fransico Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Phildelphia Museum of Art, Phildaelphia, PA
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International Museum for Photography at the George Eastman House, Rochester NY
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International Center of Photography, New York, NY
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Bibliography
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Almost Paradise.
David Graham. Pond Press, Boston, 2008
(photo-eye Cat# ZD533)
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Declaring Independence.
David Graham. Pond Press, Boston, 2004
(photo-eye Cat# ZC233)
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The Christmas List. A Holly, Jolly Treasury of Seasonal Stats.
David Graham. Quirk, Philadelphia, 2003
(photo-eye Cat# ZC199)
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Alone Together.
David Graham. Pond Press, Boston, 2002
(photo-eye Cat# ZC012)
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Taking Liberties.
Photographs by David Graham. Intro by Robert Venturi. Pond Press, Boston, MA, 2001
(photo-eye Cat# ZB863H)
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Ay, Cuba!.
David Graham / Andrei Codrescu. St. Martins Press, New York, 1999
(photo-eye Cat# ST047)
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Land of the Free. What Makes America Different.
Photographs by David Graham. Text by Andrei Condrescu. Aperture, New York, 1999
(photo-eye Cat# AP418)
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Past and Present Tense. Contact Sheet 99.
Photographs by David Graham.. Light Work, Syracuse, 1998
(photo-eye Cat# LW012)
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Road Scholar. Coast to Coast Late in the Century.
Photographs by David Graham. Text by Andrei Codrescu.. Hyperion, New York, 1993
(photo-eye Cat# LB037)
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Only in America. Some Unexpected Scenery.
Photographs by David Graham. Introduction by Jane and Michael Stern.. Knopf, New York, 1991
(photo-eye Cat# KN041)
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American Beauty.
Photographs by David Graham. Introduction by Guy Martin. Aperture, New York, NY, 1987
(photo-eye Cat# AP146)
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Education
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1973 - 1976
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University of the Arts, BFA
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Studied with Ray K. Metzker
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1978 - 1981
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Tyler School of Art, MFA
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Studied with William Larson
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Favorite Photography Books
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The Americans,
Robert Frank,
(photo-eye Cat# PK109S)
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Carleton Watkins: The Art of Perception,
Douglas Nickels,
(photo-eye Cat# AB194H)
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Diane Arbus,
Diane Arbus,
(photo-eye Cat# AP353H)
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Walker Evans,
Jeff Rosenheim,
(photo-eye Cat# ZB516H)
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Josef Sudek,
Josef Sudek,
(photo-eye Cat# ID100S)
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