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 Manhattan view..., 1996

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Camera Obscura image of Manhattan view..., 1996

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The Metropolitan Opera: Manon Building..., 2005

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The Metropolitan Opera: Manon Building..., 2005

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Inghirami, Gardner Museum, 1998

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Inghirami, Gardner Museum, 1998

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Book: The Naked Maja (Goya), 1994

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Book: The Naked Maja (Goya), 1994

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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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Camera Obscura Image of the Valley of..., 2002

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Camera Obscura Image of the Valley of..., 2002

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CCBF Benefit Auction / Two Books, 1994

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CCBF Benefit Auction / Two Books, 1994

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Map in the sink, 1996

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Map in the sink, 1996

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Book: The Coliseum by Piranesi #2, 1995

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Book: The Coliseum by Piranesi #2, 1995

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Two Books of Astronomy, 1996

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Two Books of Astronomy, 1996

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A Tale of Two Cities, 2001

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A Tale of Two Cities, 2001

Sale Date: April 3, 2014

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Inghirami, Gardner Museum, 1998

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Inghirami, Gardner Museum, 1998

Sale Date: December 7, 2013

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The Pool of Tears (Alice in Wonderland series), 1998

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The Pool of Tears (Alice in Wonderland series), 1998

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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Camera Obscura, Image of Boston's Old Custom , 1999

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Camera Obscura, Image of Boston's Old Custom , 1999

Sale Date: October 30, 2013

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Camera Obscura, San Francisco, Looking East, 2002

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Camera Obscura, San Francisco, Looking East, 2002

Sale Date: November 2, 2013

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Running Water, 1993

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Running Water, 1993

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Camera obscura image of the Philadelphia..., 2005

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Camera obscura image of the Philadelphia..., 2005

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My Camera and Me, 1991

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My Camera and Me, 1991

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in Attic, 1994

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Camera Obscura Image of the Sea in Attic, 1994

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2000

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2000

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in..., 1997

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Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in..., 1997

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Book and Camera: In Memory of Fox Talbot, 1999

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Book and Camera: In Memory of Fox Talbot, 1999

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Camera Obscura image of Times Square in..., 1997

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Camera Obscura image of Times Square in..., 1997

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Toy horse, 1987

Abelardo Morell

Toy horse, 1987

Sale Date: June 16, 2013

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