Abelardo Morell

(American/Cuban, born 1948)

Abelardo Morell is a contemporary Cuban-born American photographer renowned for his use of camera obscura to capture land and cityscapes. The artists’s interest in the early technology came from a demonstration to his students in the early 1990s, and he has since used the technique to transform both outdoor and indoor spaces into agents of the photographic process. The results can look surreal, and Morell has said that “photography’s power is to make even dreams seem quite concrete.” Born on September 17, 1948 in Havana, Cuba, his family emigrated to the United States in 1962. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1977, from where he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 1997. Morell continued his studies at Yale University, earning an MFA in 1981. The artist currently lives and works in Boston, MA, and was the subject of the documentary Shadow of the House (2007).

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Camera Obscura image of the Tower Bridge in..., 2001

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Camera Obscura image of the Tower Bridge in..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the Chrysler..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of the Chrysler..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

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Four Stacks of Bound Newspapers, 2001

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Four Stacks of Bound Newspapers, 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in the Attic, 1994

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Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in the Attic, 1994

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Camera Obscura Image of a Castle Courtyard..., 2000

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Camera Obscura Image of a Castle Courtyard..., 2000

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Manon Building Facade, 2006

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Manon Building Facade, 2006

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Book: Boy with Fruit by Caravaggio, 1993

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Book: Boy with Fruit by Caravaggio, 1993

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Metropolitan Opera: Romeo and Juliet

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Metropolitan Opera: Romeo and Juliet

Sale Date: May 29, 2015

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Camera Obscura Image of Brookline in Brady's , 1992

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Camera Obscura Image of Brookline in Brady's , 1992

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Camera Obscura Image of La Giraldilla de la..., 2002

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Camera Obscura Image of La Giraldilla de la..., 2002

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Camera Obscura: View of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 2009

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Camera Obscura: View of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 2009

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Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View..., 1996

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Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View..., 1996

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Three Victorian Wood Engraving Blocks,..., 1999

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Three Victorian Wood Engraving Blocks,..., 1999

Sale Date: May 7, 2015

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The Metropolitan Opera : Manon Building..., 2005

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The Metropolitan Opera : Manon Building..., 2005

Sale Date: May 3, 2015

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Camera obscura image of the brooklyn bridge..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the brooklyn bridge..., 1999

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Two Forks Under Water, 1993

Abelardo Morell

Two Forks Under Water, 1993

Sale Date: March 6, 2015

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Book: Boy with Fruit by Caravaggio, 1993

Abelardo Morell

Book: Boy with Fruit by Caravaggio, 1993

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Book and Camera: In Memory of Fox Talbot, 1999

Abelardo Morell

Book and Camera: In Memory of Fox Talbot, 1999

Sale Date: February 19, 2015

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Shiny books, 2000

Abelardo Morell

Shiny books, 2000

Sale Date: January 13, 2015

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Six dictionaries, 2000, 2000

Abelardo Morell

Six dictionaries, 2000, 2000

Sale Date: January 13, 2015

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Camera Obscura image of houses across the..., 1991

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura image of houses across the..., 1991

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Four old books, 1995

Abelardo Morell

Four old books, 1995

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Camera Obscura image of the sea on the attic, 1994

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura image of the sea on the attic, 1994

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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