Garry Winogrand (1928-1984) was born in New York City. He was a proponent and practitioner of street photography. During his career he received three Guggenheim Fellowship Awards (1964, 1969, and 1979)and an National Endowment of the Arts Award in 1979. He made his first notable appearance in 1963 at an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. This show included Minor White, George Krause, Jerome Liebling and Ken Heyman. In 1966 Winogrand exhibited at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY with Lee Friedlander, Duane Michals, Bruce Davidson, and Danny Lyon in an exhibition entitled "Toward a Social Landscape". In 1967 he participated in a show called "New Documents"at MOMA with Diane Arbus and Lee Friedlander. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page is about the year 1984. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Street photography generally refers to photographs made in public places — not only streets, but parks, beaches, malls, political conventions and myriad other settings — often but not always featuring people going about their everyday lives. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... General Electric GE90-115B fanblade, on display at MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. ... Minor Martin White (July 9, 1908—June 24, 1976) was a North American photographer born in Minneapolis. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Diane Arbus (b. ... Lee Friedlander (b. ...

Garry studied painting at City College of New York and later studied painting and photography at Columbia University in New York City in 1948. He also attended a photojournalism class taught by Alexey Brodovitch at the New School for Social Research in New York City in 1951. Much later, he taught courses in photography at the University of Texas, Austin and at the Art Institute of Chicago. His lessons were reportedly fondly remembered and deeply influential on his students. The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as City) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Columbia University is a private university in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. ...

Garry Winogrand was influenced by Walker Evans and Robert Frank and their respective publications 'American Photographs' and 'The Americans'. Henri Cartier-Bresson was obviously another primal influence although stylistically different. Winogrand was never looking for a "pretty shot". Anticipation and the timing of the taking of a photograph come into play in the work of all street photographers and Bresson was one of the first and best at this aspect of the art. Walker Evans Walker Evans (November 3, 1903 – April 10, 1975) was an American photographer made famous by his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. ... Robert Frank (b. ... The Americans, 1969 2nd printing The Americans, by Robert Frank, was a highly influential book in post-war American photography. ... Portrait of Henri Cartier-Bresson taken by George Platt Lynes. ...

Winogrand was known for his portrayal of America in the early 1960's and his interest in social issues of the day and in the role of media in shaping attitudes. He roamed the streets of New York with his Leica rapidly taking photographs using a prefocused wide angle lens. Often his lens would be tilted, leaving his photographs with a slanted result. Leica is a camera produced by a German company of the same name. ...

His photographs in New York of the Bronx Zoo and the Coney Island Aquarium were used in his book The Animals (1969). In 1980 he photographed the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo which became another large thematic undertaking and book. The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo in The Bronx, New York. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

When Garry died of cancer of the gall bladder, at the age of 56, in 1984 he left behind nearly 300,000 unedited and in many cases undeveloped images. Some of these have been exhibited posthumously and published appearing in a text of the exhibit entitled Winogrand, Fragments from the Real World published by Museum of Modern Art, New York. This page is about the year 1984. ...

Books

The Animals 1969 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

Women are Beautiful 1975 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Public Relations 1977 For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Stock Photographs: The Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo 1980 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Quotes

"I photograph to see what the world looks like in photographs"

"I like to think of photographing as a two-way act of respect. Respect for the medium, by letting it do what it does best, describe. And respect for the subject, by describing as it is. A photograph must be responsible to both."

"I don't know if all the women in the photographs are beautiful, but I do know that the women are beautiful in the photographs." (in re: his book, "Women are Beautiful")

"There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described."

"I don't have anything to say in any picture. My only interest in photography is to see what something looks like as a photograph. I have no preconceptions." [1]