Keith Carter

(American, born 1948)

Keith Carter is an American photographer known for his ghostly images of animals, still lifes, portraits, and figures in landscapes. Using black-and-white photography and varied focuses, he creates a mysterious sense of mythology and disorientation, making strange the familiar places and people of his native East Texas. “It's not so much what you see, it's the significance that you see in things that give them resonance,” Carter has said. “I like small moments that are almost elliptical, that are not necessarily linear...they're natural things that happen in the world, but if you look at them from a slight angle there's more than meets the eye.” Born on June 3, 1948 in Madison, WI, he grew up in Beaumont, TX and went on to study business administration at Lamar University in Beaumont. After graduating, Carter began producing both personal and commercial photography. His photography has earned him the Texas Medal of Arts and the Lange-Turner Prize from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, as well as a distinguished faculty position, and the endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University. Carter has published 11 monographs including From Uncertain to Blue (1988), Holding Venus (2000), and Fireflies: Photographs of Children (2009). The artist’s works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Carter lives and works in Beaumont, TX.

Keith Carter Artworks

Keith Carter (392 results)
Bleakwood, 1986

Keith Carter

Bleakwood, 1986

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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Jack Witt with Two Deer, 1987

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Jack Witt with Two Deer, 1987

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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Diddy Waw Diddy, 1987

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Diddy Waw Diddy, 1987

Sale Date: June 12, 2021

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Lost Chicken, 1991

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Lost Chicken, 1991

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Pajama Bottoms, 1995

Keith Carter

Pajama Bottoms, 1995

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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Jack Witt, 1987

Keith Carter

Jack Witt, 1987

Sale Date: July 14, 2021

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Bloodhound and Raccoon, 1989

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Bloodhound and Raccoon, 1989

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Boy with George Washington

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Boy with George Washington

Sale Date: April 10, 2021

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Nat, 1986

Keith Carter

Nat, 1986

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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Silhouette, 1994

Keith Carter

Silhouette, 1994

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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Bullet Hole in Mirror, 1990

Keith Carter

Bullet Hole in Mirror, 1990

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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Eiffel Tower, 1999

Keith Carter

Eiffel Tower, 1999

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

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Equestrienne, 1997

Keith Carter

Equestrienne, 1997

Sale Date: December 9, 2020

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Silhouette * Caballos Blancos *..., 1990–1996

Keith Carter

Silhouette * Caballos Blancos *..., 1990–1996

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Dancing Bear, 2002, 2002

Keith Carter

Dancing Bear, 2002, 2002

Sale Date: October 28, 2020

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Nude and Arabian, 1996

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Nude and Arabian, 1996

Sale Date: March 25, 2020

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Pool, 2003

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Pool, 2003

Sale Date: January 23, 2020

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Untitled - Boy with Snake

Keith Carter

Untitled - Boy with Snake

Sale Date: October 29, 2019

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Railway Station, 2001

Keith Carter

Railway Station, 2001

Sale Date: August 25, 2019

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Cops and Ladders, 1997

Keith Carter

Cops and Ladders, 1997

Sale Date: May 15, 2019

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Oatmeal (Texas), 1986

Keith Carter

Oatmeal (Texas), 1986

Sale Date: January 16, 2019

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Horses and Wolf, 1998

Keith Carter

Horses and Wolf, 1998

Sale Date: January 16, 2019

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Caballos Blancos, 1996

Keith Carter

Caballos Blancos, 1996

Sale Date: January 16, 2019

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Keith Carter

"Gondola", 1997

Sale Date: November 18, 2018

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