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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Boston Old Custom House in hotel room, 1999

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Boston Old Custom House in hotel room, 1999

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Camera obscura image of Boston's Old..., 1999–2000

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Camera obscura image of Boston's Old..., 1999–2000

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Water Alphabet, 1998

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Water Alphabet, 1998

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Camera obscura image of Brooklyn bridge in..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of Brooklyn bridge in..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the Boston Public..., 2001

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Camera obscura image of the Boston Public..., 2001

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Camera obscura image of Brookline view, in..., 1992

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Camera obscura image of Brookline view, in..., 1992

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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

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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 Chrysler..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the Chrysler..., 1999

Sale Date: December 12, 2009

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Camera obscura image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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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

Sale Date: October 9, 2009

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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 image of the Eiffel Tower, in , 1999

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Camera obscura image of the Eiffel Tower, in , 1999

Sale Date: October 8, 2009

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Camera obscura photograph (group of 3..., 1998–2000

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Camera obscura photograph (group of 3..., 1998–2000

Sale Date: May 14, 2009

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Camera obscura image of Mill Alley,..., 2002

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Camera obscura image of Mill Alley,..., 2002

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Camera obscura image of the Empire State..., 1994

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Camera obscura image of the Empire State..., 1994

Sale Date: March 30, 2009

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Camera Obscura Image of Tuscan Landscape in..., 2000

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Camera Obscura Image of Tuscan Landscape in..., 2000

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Camera obscura image of windows in gallery..., 2003

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Camera obscura image of windows in gallery..., 2003

Sale Date: October 16, 2008

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Camera obscura image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the Brooklyn Bridge..., 1999

Sale Date: October 16, 2008

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Camera Obscura image of the Philadelphia..., 2005

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Camera Obscura image of the Philadelphia..., 2005

Sale Date: October 15, 2008

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Old Traveler Scrapbook and Postcard:..., 1998–2001

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Old Traveler Scrapbook and Postcard:..., 1998–2001

Sale Date: October 15, 2008

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Down the rabbit hole, 1998

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Down the rabbit hole, 1998

Sale Date: June 30, 2008

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Camera obscura image of the Chrysler..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the Chrysler..., 1999

Sale Date: April 9, 2008

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Curiouser and curiouser, 1998

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Curiouser and curiouser, 1998

Sale Date: March 4, 2008

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