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 houses across the..., 1991

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

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Camera Obscura image of Empire State..., 1994

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Camera Obscura image of Empire State..., 1994

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Four stacks of bound newspapers, 2001

Abelardo Morell

Four stacks of bound newspapers, 2001

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Camera obscura image of Manhattan view..., 1996

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Camera obscura image of Manhattan view..., 1996

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Book damaged by water, 2001

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Book damaged by water, 2001

Sale Date: April 25, 2006

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Curiouser and curiouser, 1998

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Curiouser and curiouser, 1998

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Shiny books, 2000

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Shiny books, 2000

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Camera Obscura image of the sea in attic, 1994

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura image of the sea in attic, 1994

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

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

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Book: Details from Masaccio's Saint Anna,..., 1993

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Book: Details from Masaccio's Saint Anna,..., 1993

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Dictionary, 1994

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Dictionary, 1994

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Book: Portrait of Inghirami by Raphael, 1993

Abelardo Morell

Book: Portrait of Inghirami by Raphael, 1993

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Book: Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

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Book: Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

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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 of the Chrysler Building in..., 1999

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Camera obscura of the Chrysler Building in..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of Uffizi windows in..., 2000

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Camera obscura image of Uffizi windows in..., 2000

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Camera obscura image of Pantheon in the..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of Pantheon in the..., 1999

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Camera obscura image of the sea in attic, 1994

Abelardo Morell

Camera obscura image of the sea in attic, 1994

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Book with wavy pages, 2001–2001

Abelardo Morell

Book with wavy pages, 2001–2001

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Camera obscura image of Uffizi windows..., 2000–2000

Abelardo Morell

Camera obscura image of Uffizi windows..., 2000–2000

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Light bulb, 1992–1992

Abelardo Morell

Light bulb, 1992–1992

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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

Abelardo Morell

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

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Camera obscura image of the sea in attic, 1994–1994

Abelardo Morell

Camera obscura image of the sea in attic, 1994–1994

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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

Abelardo Morell

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

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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