Ralph Gibson

(American, born 1939)

composite with woman’s hand on neck by ralph gibson

Ralph Gibson

Composite with Woman’s Hand on Neck, 1974

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Biography

Timeline

1939
Born in Los Angeles, CA
1956 - 1960
Studied photography in the US Navy
1960 - 1962
San Francisco Art Institute
1961 - 1962
Assistant to Dorthea Lange
1967 - 1968
Assistant to Robert Frank
1986
Decorated, Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France
1988
Leica Medal of Excellence Award
1989
"150 Years of Photography" Award, Photographic Society of Japan
1991
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Maryland
1994
Grand Medal of the City of Arles, France

Exhibitions

2006
Castello di Rivoli, Torino, Italy
Parcours, Galerie Lucie Weill & Seligmann, Charles Zalber
2005
Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy
Sun Art Center, Seoul, Korea
University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY
2004
The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida
The Hermes Store Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
The Hermes Store Gallery, New York City, NY
The Ross Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
2003
Moscow House of Photography, Russia

Literature

2005
Brazil, by Ralph Gibson. Damiani, Bologna.
Refractions, by Ralph Gibson. Steidl Publishing, Germany.
2004
Light Strings: Impressions of the Guitar, by Ralph Gibson and Andy Summers. Chronicle Books, San Francisco.
2001
Ex Libris, by Ralph Gibson. powerHouse Books, New York.