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 San Francisco..., 2002

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Camera obscura image of San Francisco..., 2002

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Book - Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

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Book - Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

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Book damaged by water, 2001

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Book damaged by water, 2001

Sale Date: January 14, 2008

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Book: Le Antichita romane by Piranesi #1, 1994

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Book: Le Antichita romane by Piranesi #1, 1994

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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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 houses across the..., 1991

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

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Shiny books, 2000

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Shiny books, 2000

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The Brooklyn Bridge in bedroom, Brooklyn,..., 1999

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The Brooklyn Bridge in bedroom, Brooklyn,..., 1999

Sale Date: October 18, 2007

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Dictionary, 1994

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Dictionary, 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

Sale Date: September 7, 2007

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Tim and Rembrandt, Gardner Museum, 1998

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Tim and Rembrandt, Gardner Museum, 1998

Sale Date: May 19, 2007

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Camera Obscura image of courtyard building,..., 2003

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Camera Obscura image of courtyard building,..., 2003

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Toy horse, 1987

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Toy horse, 1987

Sale Date: May 19, 2007

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Paper bag, 2002

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Paper bag, 2002

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Dictionary, 1994

Abelardo Morell

Dictionary, 1994

Sale Date: May 19, 2007

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Two open books: Ellen Ternan and Charles..., 2000

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Two open books: Ellen Ternan and Charles..., 2000

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Three women by Hopper, 2000

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Three women by Hopper, 2000

Sale Date: May 19, 2007

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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 Manhattan looking..., 1996

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Camera Obscura image of Manhattan looking..., 1996

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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 a building inside..., 2001

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Camera obscura image of a building inside..., 2001

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Camera obscura image of the London Eye..., 2001

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Camera obscura image of the London Eye..., 2001

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Two books of astronomy, 1996

Abelardo Morell

Two books of astronomy, 1996

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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Dictionary, 1994

Abelardo Morell

Dictionary, 1994

Sale Date: October 19, 2006

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