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Monochrome FAM loan: Atam Masquerader

Phyllis Galembo (US American, b. 1952)Atam Masquerader, 2004 Cibachrome/Ilfochrome30″ x 30″Margaret Simonds Sinon Collection Fund and Louise I. Doyle Collection Fund American photographer Phyllis Galembo is known for traveling primarily throughout Africa and the Caribbean to capture human spirituality conveyed through masquerades. Masquerades are performed for a variety of reasons […]

Monochrome FAM loan: Blue #1010B

Kenro Izu (Japanese, b. 1949)Blue #1010B, 2004 platinum palladium print with cyanotype29.25″ x 23.5″Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, 2017.79 Inspired by Pablo Picasso‚Äôs Blue Period paintings, and Japanese novelist Jun’ichir≈ç Tanizaki‚Äôs essay, ‚ÄúIn Praise of Shadows,‚Äù Izu became interested in using cyanotype prints to create a deep, […]